Pioneering Political Journalist Marianne Means Has Died at Age 83
The first woman assigned to cover a president’s activities on a full-time basis, Means wrote a widely syndicated column about the goings-on in Washington
The Snowmobile Changed How Americans Did Winter
As the cold comes in, snowbound communities are tuning up their vehicles and recreationists are making speedy winter plans
The Memorial to Crazy Horse Has Been Under Construction For Almost 70 Years
But you can still visit the memorial, which is located in South Dakota
Archaeologists in California Unearth a Large Sphinx—From the Set of ‘The Ten Commandments’
Director Cecil B. DeMille gave the order for the entire set be buried beneath the sand after shooting on the blockbuster concluded
11 Cauldrons Found at Iron Age Settlement in England
The cauldrons, most of which were buried in a circle, appear to have been used in ceremonial feasts
A Short Picture History of Gas Stations
Gas stations have evolved a lot from their humble roots
Winston Churchill Imagined the Lab-Grown Hamburger
But he was off about the year when it would be created
Five Things to Know About Queen Charlotte
Before Meghan Markle, the late 18th-century Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz may have been the country’s first biracial royal
Archaeologists Discover Where Julius Caesar Landed in Britain
A large camp along Pegwell Bay is the likely spot where 20,000 Romans landed in 54 B.C.
Ancient Orca Geoglyph Rediscovered in Peru
Found on a hillside in the Palpa desert, the 200-foot image was likely made by peoples of the Paracas and Nazca cultures
Square Dancing is Uniquely American
Like the culture it came from, square dance has roots in European, Native American and African practices
Thank(?) Joseph Shivers For Spandex
From Spanx to space suits, spandex has shaped modern garments
Newly Discovered 235-Year-Old Watercolor Shows Off General Washington’s Wartime Tent
The painting offers a unique glimpse into the Revolutionary War
Mortar Found at “Jesus’ Tomb” Dates to the Constantine Era
The new analysis correlates with historical accounts stating that the tomb was discovered by the Romans, under the direction of emperor Constantine
Museum Restores North America’s Longest Painting
Completed in 1848, the quarter-mile-long panorama deteriorated after it toured the country on wagons and trains
A Look Inside China’s Effort to Preserve Historical Mongolian Manuscripts
Various projects are attempting to digitize the more than 200,000 volumes of Mongolian books and documents in the country
Three Medical Breakthroughs That Can Be Traced Back to a Tragic Nightclub Fire
Four hundred ninety-two people died as a result of the horrifying fire, an unprecedented death toll that led physicians to make unprecedented innovations
Our Cloud Names Come From a 1700s Amateur Meteorologist
Luke Howard’s nomenclature inspired writers as well as scientists
Behold the Newly Digitized 400-Year-Old Codex Quetzalecatz
The manuscript dates back to the late 1500s, and was recently acquired by the Library of Congress
Friction Matches Were a Boon to Those Lighting Fires–Not So Much to Matchmakers
Those who worked in match factories were exposed to white phosphorus, which caused a debilitating and potentially deadly condition
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