HISTORY

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On November 1, 1755, an earthquake released the energy equivalent of 32,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs, with Lisbon suffering the worst of it. Then the tsunami hit...

Walking the aisles of your local supermarket may feel like a pretty mundane task. But 100 years ago, it was downright revolutionary.

From North Maine to South Nebraska.

He led farm workers to victory in California’s landmark Delano grape strike.

In the late 19th century, the Blaschka glass models of marine invertebrates ended up all over the world. Now some are on display at the Corning Museum of Glass.

In the 1600s, the family who invented forceps for use in childbirth surrounded them in secrecy.

Humanity's quest for cool took centuries, but it would have ended sooner if John Gorrie had gotten his way.

Slate's animated history of the slave ships that crossed the Atlantic with human cargo illuminates the trade's impact on both North and South America.

Everyone loves a message in the clouds, but very few people can make them like they used to.

It’s easy to guess what an ancestor of someone named Cook, Carpenter, or Smith did for a living. With other occupational surnames, though, either the word or the trade has become obsolete, so the meaning is hidden.

The composite skeleton is "95% complete," and nothing like it has come up for auction in over a century.