The Pioneer of Graphic Adventure Games Was a Woman
Mystery House was the first home computer game ever to include graphics as well as text
‘9-1-1’ Has Meant ‘Help, Please’ Since 1968
The first 911 call ever placed came from the small town of Haleyville, Alabama
Pentagon Investigates Missing Sailors from the U.S.S. Turner
After the ship exploded in New York Harbor in 1944, 136 sailors were classified as missing, but new research suggests some were buried on Long Island
New Claims Prove the Henrietta Lacks Controversy Is Far From Over
The family of the woman who changed science forever is seeking compensation
The Aww-Inspiring Origins of Clifford the Big Red Dog
Norman Bridwell, Clifford’s creator, was also a lot like his creation
Some of the Most Important (and Cutest) Teddy Bear Moments of the Past 114 Years
The American toy was introduced in 1903, and almost immediately made its mark
This Sexist 1920s Toy is Part of the Reason for the Women in STEM Gap
Boys got Erector Sets. Girls got this stellar consolation prize
How a Pompeiian Bakery Became This Year’s Hot Date Destination
The romance never dies at the House of the Chaste Lovers
How to Make an Authentic Civil War Valentine
Handmade Valentine cards were popularized (and commercialized) in the U.S. during the Civil War years
Rare Photographs Could Show Paul Gauguin in Tahiti
The newly discovered photos are from the summer of 1896
When Some 1920s Garbage Was Mistaken for an Ancient Artifact
The “Coso Artifact” was fuel for those who want to believe that the truth is out there
Somalia’s New President Is an American Citizen. How Did That Happen?
After working city, county and state jobs in Buffalo, New York, Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed was elected president earlier this week
Newly Discovered Photo May Depict a Younger Harriet Tubman
The late 1860s carte-de-visite comes from fellow abolitionist Emily Howland’s album
Meet the Historically Accurate Mr. Darcy
A team of experts on fashion and social culture offer their take on Jane Austen’s brooding hero
New Exhibit Reveals 8,000 Years of London’s History
The Museum of London Docklands highlights 500 finds unearthed by the Crossrail Project
World’s Largest Refugee Camp Ordered to Stay Open
A Kenyan judge called the government’s plan to close Dadaab “discriminatory”
This Archive Is Digitizing the History of the Circus
In a bid to preserve circus culture, Illinois State University’s Milner Library is making more than 300 circus route books available online
The Brief 1930s Craze for ‘Tom Thumb Golf’
Miniature golf courses had been around before, but Garnet Carter gave it a roadside attraction spin
Bison Back in Banff After 130 Years
Parks Canada released 16 of the wooly ungulates in the national park in a pilot project to re-establish the species
Archaeologists Might Have Found Another Dead Sea Scroll Cave
It could be cave number 12
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