Cool Finds
Found: 200-Year-Old Cannonball From French and Indian War
Potentially still live, the incendiary device has been moved to a safe location to be neutralized
Civil War Hero's Long-Lost Sword Was Hiding in an Attic
Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw led the legendary 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first official black military units in the United States
WWII Enigma Machine Found at Flea Market Sells for $51,000
The legendary coding machine was first unearthed by a mathematician with a careful eye who purchased it for roughly $114
Cache of Roman Messages Found Near Hadrian's Wall
The 25 well-preserved wooden tablets include a soldier's request for time off
New Jersey Museum Discovers Stash of Madeira from 1796
Liberty Hall Museum owns the wine and will decide if anyone will be allowed to sample the Revolutionary libation
Watch How (Slowly) News of the Declaration of Independence Spread in Real Time
Before social media, TV, radio and even telegraphs, news of America's independence took a long time to reach some Americans
Stunning Images Capture Rare Pale Tiger in India
An unusual genetic combination likely led to the creature's exceptionally light coloration
Surf Through Newly Digitized Images to See Rome’s Ever-Changing History
The Eternal City is always evolving. Now, a new web resource shows how
Mexico City Dig Uncovers Traces of Aztec Resistance to Spain
For residents of Tenochtitlan, rebellion didn’t just happen on the battlefield
Sally Hemings Gets Her Own Room at Monticello
A renovation at Thomas Jefferson's estate will give the slave he likely fathered at least six children with a display in what may have been her quarters
New Website Tracks Paintings Provenance from Brush to Gallery Wall
<i>Mapping Paintings</i> makes it easier to figure out an artwork’s chain of ownership
Aztec "Skull Tower" Contains Remains of Women and Children
The tzompantli were once believed to only contain the skulls of conquered male warriors
Phone Booths Are Back in Times Square—And This Time, They’re Telling Immigrant Stories
<i>Once Upon a Place</i> features the oral histories of 70 immigrants
Unprecedented Carved Skulls Discovered at a Stone Age Temple in Turkey
Three carved skull fragments from Gobekli Tepe offer tantalizing hints about the lives of Neolithic people
Rare Colonial Court Documents Found on eBay
Thanks to a historian’s spidey sense, they’re now housed in a New York archive
There's a New Island Off the Coast of North Carolina
"Shelly Island" is a mile long and 300 yards wide, but it's hard to say how long it'll be around
Detailed Images of a Distant Star Hold Clues to Its Ultimate Fate
Sitting some 640 light years from our planet, the star Betelgeuse is on the verge of supernova
Watch a 100-foot-tall Giant Sequoia Get Transplanted in Boise
A gift from John Muir, the beloved tree was transferred to a local park by St. Luke's Medical Center so the facility can expand
Chase August’s Solar Eclipse Aboard This Special Flight
Alaska Airlines will give away one coveted seat on the chartered flight
Explore Ancient British Isles Hill Forts with a New Online Atlas
The atlas lists over 4,000 of the structures that dot the landscape, used as gathering spots for Bronze and Iron Age Britons
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