Think history is just a boring list of names and dates? Think again. There's hundreds of amusing stories that they don't tell you in history class. Some of thos...
Born in 1640, Aphra Behn was one of the first women in England to make a career out of writing. As a playwright, poet, translator, and Restoration era author, s...
"There are literally many thousands of Safaitic inscriptions and petroglyphs in the Jebel Qurma region, which suggests that people intensively used the area." -...
Isabella I of Castile ruled as Queen of Castile and León from December 11, 1474 until her death on November 26, 1504. Though she struggled to claim the throne f...
A medicinal jar and bowl were also found in the latrine. While we don't normally think of someone's bathroom habits as valuable insight into their life, archae...
The June Rebellion, also known as the Paris Uprising of 1832, took place between June 5-6, 1832. Anti-monarchist republicans in Paris began the uprising attempt...
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AKTAU, KAZAKHSTAN - In 2010, a man named F. Akhmadulin was wandering along the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea with a metal detector...
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AARGAU, SWITZERLAND - Archaeologists have unearthed a strange find: an earthenware pot filled with bronze coins and oil lamps, each conta...
An accomplished journalist and orator, German born Carl Christian Schurz became the first elected member of the United States Senate born in Germany in 1869. He...
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According to Danish archaeologist Rolf Warming, our preconceived notions about how Vikings really behaved in combat have been complete...
