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Victorian Couple Alone Knitting

How Houseplants Became a Victorian Era Status Symbol

FRANCE-CULTURE-DA VINCI

Inventions & Science

When Da Vinci Built a Robotic Lion to Impress the French

Tall, colorful temple-shaped floats process down a large urban avenue in Kyoto, Japan.

Observances & Traditions

Gion Matsuri: How a Plague Ritual Became Japan’s Largest Festival

1880 illustration of a man awakening to an alarm clock, from the "Illustrated London News."

Inventions & Science

Who Invented the Alarm Clock?

Hitchhikers in sunset.

The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in the US

Cave Canem

Beware of Dog! A 2,000-Year-Old Warning From Pompeii

CBS

Inventions & Science

How Jane Goodall Changed How We Study Animals

OPED-CHICAGO-UNITED-EDITORIAL-TB

Why Did the Sears Tower Change Its Name?

hartwell-tavern

Colonial America

What Was It Like to Stay in a Colonial-Era Inn?

An ancient skull belonging to a child who lived some 140,000 years ago.

Did This Skull Belong to a Neanderthal-Human Hybrid?

The painting depicts a woman with a serene expression, her gaze directed towards the viewer. The background features a picturesque landscape with mountains and a river, creating a harmonious and tranquil setting.

Why Pablo Picasso Was a Suspect in the ‘Mona Lisa’ Heist

Scenic view of Abu Simbel temples

What Is the Longest-Lasting Civilization?

Seattle Skyline and Space Needle, Puget Sound, Great Northwest

6 Stunning Landmarks Left Over From World’s Fairs

Sandy Hook Lighthouse, perched on the tip of New Jersey's Sandy Hook peninsula at the mouth of New York Harbor, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States, dating to 1764.

What Is the Oldest Operating Lighthouse in the US?

Medicine

Inventions & Science

How Did Doctors Operate Before Anesthesia?

LOS ANGELES - Riot April 30

Los Angeles Riots

Women’s History

Clara Barton

Ancient Bust of Hannibal

Hannibal

Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497-1542). Spanish explorer and conquistador.

Hernando de Soto

26th Amendment ratification

U.S. Constitution

The 26th Amendment