They were the first time that a nuclear weapon had been deployed since the 1945 attacks on Japan
The "Yo-Semite Valley" was made a California state park on this day in 1864, but it quickly became a national park
<i>Once Upon a Place</i> features the oral histories of 70 immigrants
No, it's not aliens or a massive conspiracy plot—just a space-age study of the atmosphere
The renovation will be so remarkable, according to the lead architect, it will cure Brexit-induced malaise
A Neanderthal living in what is now Croatia and wore grooves in his or her teeth trying to soothe the pain
But now scientists think they know why
Hedwig made quite the impression—but her popularity is hurting real-life birds
Three carved skull fragments from Gobekli Tepe offer tantalizing hints about the lives of Neolithic people
Every year, fisheries waste ten million tons of fish—enough to fill 4,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools
Researchers replicated a bottle-making process used by indigenous groups of the California Channel Islands to test toxic chemicals
The idea of a national highway system stretches back to the 1930s but wasn't put into place until the midcentury
A white Virginian woman named Mary Randolph was the first to publish it, but fried chicken's Southern history is deeper than 'The Virginia Housewife'
Leggo my flat, fancy Eggo
Thanks to a historian’s spidey sense, they’re now housed in a New York archive
The little submarine named by the Internet investigated the icy deep waters of Antarctica's Orkney Channel
The deadly disease can be spread by household pets
The author's stories about a plucky, marmalade-loving bear sold more than 35 million copies worldwide
"Shelly Island" is a mile long and 300 yards wide, but it's hard to say how long it'll be around
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