New Statue Immortalizes Mary Thomas, Who Led a Revolt Against Danish Colonial Rule
It is the city’s first public monument to a black woman
Anti-Apartheid Crusader Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Dies at 81
The activist who died Monday in Johannesburg after a prolonged illness left behind a polarizing legacy in South Africa
More than 150 Years Later, Canada Exonerates Six Indigenous Chiefs Hanged in 1864
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau affirmed that the chiefs had acted in ‘war, not murder’ when they attacked white settlers who had encroached on their land
Johan van Hulst, Who Helped Save Hundreds of Children During the Holocaust, Has Died at 107
He hid young Holocaust victims in the school where he taught, saving them from near certain death
Centuries-Old Shipwreck Washes Up in Florida
The 48-foot section of ship’s hull was found last week at South Ponte Vedra Beach
Satellite Images Reveal 81 Pre-Hispanic Settlements in the Amazon
The discovery adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests settlements in the Amazon were far more wide-ranging than scholars once thought
North Dakota Makes a Push for a Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library
The towns of Dickinson and Medora are raising money in hopes of establishing a library and museum to the 26th president who once ranched in the area
Mummy Found Inside 2,500-Year-Old ‘Empty’ Coffin
The coffin had been listed as empty for nearly 160 years while stored at the University of Sydney’s museum
Linda Brown, at the Center of Brown v. Board of Education, Has Died
After being refused enrollment at an all-white school in Topeka, Kansas, Brown’s court case led to the historic Supreme Court ruling that ended segregation
U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection Will Get Its First State-Commissioned Statue of a Black American
A statue of educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune will replace a statue of a Confederate general
Rare Image of Early Female Pharaoh Found in University Collection
After her reign, Hatshepsut was expunged from Egyptian history, but a carving of her likeness has turned up in Swansea University
First Museum Committed to Sharing the Stories of Historically Black Colleges Opens
The HBCU Museum in Washington, D.C., launched March 9 and has plans to expand to a second location in Atlanta
Was the FBI Searching for Lost Civil War Gold in Pennsylvania?
The agency was recently seen excavating a site where, according to some Elk County locals, a missing shipment of gold bars was buried
Bottle of 2,000-Year-Old Rice Wine Found in Chinese Tomb
The bronze jug was dated around the late Warring States time period and the Qin Dynasty
Archaeologists Trace ‘Lost Settlements’ of 1692 Glencoe Massacre
A team of researchers is in search of clues into the slaughter of members of the MacDonald clan
Pioneering Black Journalist Les Payne Has Died at Age 76
The fearless Pulitzer Prize-winning Newsday reporter and editor, who was a founding member of NABJ, paved the way for journalists of color
A Violent Volcanic Eruption Immortalized in Medieval Poem May Have Spurred Iceland’s Adoption of Christianity
A new study looks for traces of the devastating volcanic event in a poem composed in approximately 961 A.D.
Underground Railroad Safe House Discovered in Philadelphia
Preservationists say they have identified the home of famed black abolitionist William Still, who offered refuge to hundreds of freedom seekers
Wreck of U.S.S. Juneau Discovered in the Solomon Islands
The ship was known as the grave of the five Sullivan Brothers who died aboard it during the Battle of Guadalcanal
Library of Congress Adds ‘The Sound of Music,’ ‘My Girl’ to National Recording Registry
Each year since 2002, 25 recordings that impacted American culture are chosen for inclusion in the growing database. Read about the class of 2017
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