Scientists Say Bakers Were Making an Early Version of Focaccia Bread 9,000 Years Ago
Researchers made replicas of Neolithic clay trays and baked their own focaccia bread. Scientific Reports Focaccia, with its flaky crust and rich olive oil flavor, is a beloved staple—but just…
Divers Discover 2,500-Year-Old Shipwreck Off the Coast of Sicily
Over the centuries, mollusks have eaten away at the ship’s hull, which was constructed using the “on the shell” technique. University of Udine A 2,500-year-old shipwreck discovered off the coast…
Archaeologists Discover Rare Clay Commander Among Thousands of Life-Size Terra-Cotta Soldiers in China
The terra-cotta warriors were constructed in the third century B.C.E. Zossolino via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Among the famed terra-cotta warriors in the sprawling tomb of the ancient…
Discover the Story Behind a Legendary Exposé of the Brutality of the Soviet Union
Alexander Solzhenitsyn in West Germany following his deportation from the Soviet Union in February 1974 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons By 1973, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was already “Russia’s pre‐eminent living writer,”…
A Stunning Series of Informal Ceasefires Known as the ‘Christmas Truce’ Began on This Day in 1914
A drawing of the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, when German and British soldiers left their trenches to meet, talk and swap food in no-mans land. CBW / Alamy Almost…
You Can Spend the Night on a Fully Restored World War II Submarine
The USS Cobia floats in the Manitowoc River outside the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Wisconsin Maritime Museum From lighthouses to baseball stadiums, globetrotters have no shortage of unique accommodations to choose…
On This Day in 1890, the U.S. Army Killed Nearly 300 Lakota People in the Wounded Knee Massacre
Dating from 1940, this photograph depicts a sign at the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre, South Dakota, where 250 American Indians were killed in 1890. Photo by John Vachon…
Beatlemania Took the United States by Storm on This Day in 1963, Launching the British Invasion
The Beatles arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on February 7, 1964. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On December 26, 1963, syndicated Hollywood columnist Erskine Johnson…
Archaeologists in the Netherlands Just Uncovered a Centuries-Old Floor Made of Cow Bones
The bone and tile floor was found in a building in Alkmaar’s historic center. Municipality of Alkmaar Archaeologists have made a startling discovery in Alkmaar, a Dutch town famous for…
The Bald Eagle Just Became America’s National Bird. What Took So Long?
The bald eagle is finally being recognized as America’s national bird. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe via Getty Images The bald eagle is featured on American military insignia, currency,…