“What we saw before us, as well as his modest prose about his ‘cabin-castle’ — we bought it...We bought it for over a century.” - Bon-Harper, executive director...
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Mummies in museums normally lay encased in their wrappings. Their bodies are never looked at because, usually, there's no reason to. ...
Close to 1,500 years ago, a Chinese woman by the name of Farong was buried with some of the most exquisite jewelry imaginable. In 2011, her tomb was discovered ...
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NAHAL REPHA'IM BASIN, ISRAEL - Archaeologists were greeted with a surprising find when they opened up a 4,000-year-old Canaanite to...
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For hundreds of years, schools have taught that the Greek mathematician, Euclid, is the father of geometry, and that Pythagoras ...
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This year's eclipse was captured by millions of people with their smartphones and cameras. For a few minutes, it felt like the whole wor...
1. 1778: The Hawaiian Islands were discovered by English explorer
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It was on this date in 1778 that Captain James Cook...
1. 1935: Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly from Hawaii to California
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It was on this date in 1935 that Amelia Ea...
1. 1895: The first paid public screening of a movie
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It was on this date in 1895 that two French brothers, Auguste and Louis ...
1. 1970: Elvis meets with President Nixon
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It was on this date in 1970 that Elvis Presley met with President Nixon to ...