Much like at Pompeii, archaeologists uncovering the ancient Greek city of Selinunte have found a once-thriving metropolis frozen in time.
On the 50th anniversary of the Great Northeast Blackout, look back at the night the lights went out on 30 million people in one of the largest power outages in U.S. history.
When the Confederate warship CSS Shenandoah finally surrendered 150 years ago today, the Civil War ended in a most unlikely place—Liverpool, England.
Inside the same room where he was convicted in 1847 for helping fellow African-Americans escape slavery, Samuel Burris yesterday received a pardon from Delaware’s governor.
As Halloween approaches, read about a secret club of 18th-century Harvard medical students who snatched bodies from graveyards for their anatomy studies.
In order to prevent enemy sabotage at home during World War II, the U.S. government secretly enlisted the help of an unlikely partner.
Find out how one of the materials at the core of the baseball—rubber—has influenced the national pastime since its inception.
Fifty years after the Gateway Arch’s completion, explore the drastically different plans submitted in the design competition for the St. Louis monument.
