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History & Innovations

Remarkable Events From Our Past

Photograph of the Persepolis Banquet of 1971 held in Iran

Monarchies and Power

The Most Lavish Banquet of the 20th Century

Image of Persian inscription

Communications

The Ancient Postal Network That Spanned an Empire

Photograph of cassette tapes

Politics

The Cassette Tapes That Helped Spread a Revolution

Image of Robert Chesebrough

Inventions

His First Industry Collapsed. He Built the Next One

Image of the Bayeaux Tapestry

Wars & Conflicts

Why the Battle of Hastings Mattered

What was really decided in 1066, and why it still matters

Painting of harbor with merchant ships

Economic History

The Kind of Rules That Persist

Image of Cod at State House in Massachusetts

Maritime History

The Fish That Fed Empires

The salt-cured cargo that linked New England, Europe, and the Caribbean.

Photograph of shots to illustrate Hitler's dependence on certain medications

Historical Figures

Hitler's Drug Use: A Documented Medical Record

Photograph of bullets to illustrate war

Wars & Conflicts

Ten Wars That Shaped History the Most

Photograph of the original constitution

Wars & Conflicts

Organizations That Support Peace

Illustration of Dove symbolizing peace with an olive branch.

Wars & Conflicts

When Restraint Shaped History

Moments when people and institutions slowed conflict instead of escalating it

Photograph of ancient roman coins

Archeology

A Roman Coin Hoard Hidden in Plain Sight

Photo of Roman statue of Caligula from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cultural Traditions

Why the Middle Finger Is Such an Old Insult

Painting of Elizabeth I, called Ermine Portrait

Cultural Traditions

Why Elizabethans Wore Ruffs

(And Why Some Women Were Forced to Wear Blue)

Painting of the The Charge of The Light Brigade

Cultural Traditions

Before it Was Cozy, It Was Controversial

Photograph of Big Ben Clock in London in the evening

Cultural Traditions

Why Do Clocks Move Clockwise?

Photograph of a Mule

Agriculture & Farming

George Washington and the Mule That Changed American Farming

Image of The Sacred Cod in the State House in Massachusetts

Maritime History

The Fish That Changed History

Photograph of oranges decorated with cloves and anise and ribbons

Cultural Traditions

The Story and Craft of the Orange Pomander

Photograph of Wyatt Earp

Legends & Myths

The Real Wyatt Earp: Lawman, Gambler and Legend

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