History

Watercolor painting of hospital and cemetery.

lost and found at sea

Researchers discover submerged cemetery and hospital off the Florida coast

An illustrated image of U.S. historical figures on a backdrop of a U.S. flag

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Today's big question

Why are U.S. students failing history?

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life in the stone age

Scientists use 'pioneering' new technique to extract DNA from ancient pendant

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viking vacancy

Sea-level rise may have pushed the Vikings from their settlement

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Briefing

Should the term 'mummy' be removed from museums?

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history unveiled

Egypt's mummified 'golden boy' digitally unwrapped 2,300 years after burial

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X marks the spot

WWII-era map leads to Dutch treasure hunt

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writings on the rock

See the 2000-year-old rune archeologists just discovered in Norway

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Briefing

Did hunter-gatherers have a writing system?

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Briefing

The story behind Bruce's Beach

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Briefing

The history of the New Year's Eve ball drop

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Briefing

The largest contracts in American sports history

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Serving up victory

Alcaraz becomes youngest No. 1 ranked player in men's tennis

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Briefing

Is this our Volcker moment?

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Feature

The morbid fates of presidential assassins

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Briefing

A history of slavery at Harvard University and beyond

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Damon Linker

You can't beat muckrakers at their own game

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trippy, man

Happy Bicycle Day, the anniversary of Swiss chemist Albert Hoffmann's trailblazing trip on LSD

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Jason Fields

Censorship is as old as the pharaohs

A young Prince in recently unearthed footage from April 1970.

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the little prince

Minnesota news station discovers rare footage of 11-year-old Prince

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nukes over naptown

Watch the government's fake 1986 broadcast of nuclear attack on U.S.

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Steve Larkin

History

Researchers discover submerged cemetery and hospital off the Florida coast

Why are U.S. students failing history?

Scientists use 'pioneering' new technique to extract DNA from ancient pendant

Sea-level rise may have pushed the Vikings from their settlement

Should the term 'mummy' be removed from museums?

Egypt's mummified 'golden boy' digitally unwrapped 2,300 years after burial

WWII-era map leads to Dutch treasure hunt

See the 2000-year-old rune archeologists just discovered in Norway

Did hunter-gatherers have a writing system?

The story behind Bruce's Beach

The history of the New Year's Eve ball drop

The largest contracts in American sports history

Alcaraz becomes youngest No. 1 ranked player in men's tennis

Is this our Volcker moment?

The morbid fates of presidential assassins

A history of slavery at Harvard University and beyond

You can't beat muckrakers at their own game

Happy Bicycle Day, the anniversary of Swiss chemist Albert Hoffmann's trailblazing trip on LSD

Censorship is as old as the pharaohs

Minnesota news station discovers rare footage of 11-year-old Prince

Watch the government's fake 1986 broadcast of nuclear attack on U.S.

America is a nation in search of a foil