Ratko Mladic, Known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Found Guilty of War Crimes and Genocide
A United Nations court found that Mladic had directed the murders of thousands of Muslims in the 1990s
The Pilgrims Weren’t the First to Celebrate Thanksgiving
Virginia has a claim to an earlier Christian Thanksgiving celebration
What Did Virginia’s Jamestown Colonists Eat?
So far, researchers have found remains of horses, rats and snakes in a well that dates back to the Starving Time
Why Do We Call TV Watchers ‘Viewers’?
It all goes back to a quirky BBC subcommittee working in the 1930s to change the English language
The Peculiar Story of the Witch of Wall Street
Walking the streets in black clothes and making obscene amounts of money, Hetty Green was one of the Gilded Age’s many characters
Voltaire: Enlightenment Philosopher and Lottery Scammer
The French government was trying to raise money by running a bond lottery, but a group of intellectuals had other ideas
How Clogs Damaged the Feet of 19th-Century Dutch Farmers
A study of 132 skeletons revealed bone chips associated with a rare condition
The First Thanksgiving Parades Were Riots
The Fantastics parades were occasions of sometimes-violent revelry
This Rock Art May Be the Earliest Depiction of Dogs
The carvings are between 8,000 and 9,000 years old and hint that the creatures may already be heading toward domestication
Rare Photograph of Billy the Kid Found at a Flea Market
The tintype image was purchased for $10 but might be worth millions
Presidents From Lincoln to FDR Kept the Thanksgiving Tradition Going
Lincoln started the process of making it a federal holiday in 1863, crystallizing something that had been around since the days of the Pilgrims
The Historic Tail of the Weeki Wachee Mermaids
You can even learn to “mermaid” yourself, if the fancy takes you
How Marshmallow-Topped Sweet Potato Casserole Became a Thanksgiving Classic
Sweet potato pudding has been a part of American cuisine for a century
How a New Accent Overturned BBC Tradition and Messed With the Nazis
A man with the name of Wilfred Pickles brought regional dialect to the BBC as part of an anti-Nazi-propaganda strategy
These Fall Exhibitions Explore the Origins of Judy Chicago’s “Dinner Party”
Brooklyn Museum and National Museum of Women in the Arts revisit the artist’s celebration of unrecognized women, female body
For a Few Decades in the 18th Century, Women and African-Americans Could Vote in New Jersey
Then some politicians got angry
The Real-Life Story of Maria von Trapp
“The Sound of Music” was based on the true story of her life, but it took a few liberties
New Portrait of Lord Nelson Found, Scars and All
One of many Nelson portraits by Leonardo Guzzardi, the painting has been restored to include his war wounds
Pictish Carving of Large-Nosed Warrior Found in Scotland
The carving may have marked the property of a high-ranking individual
How the 1970s Created Recycling As We Know It
People recycled before then, but for different reasons
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