HISTORY

Excavations in a likely site have uncovered dozens of artifacts from the late 16th century.

Then President Nixon chatted with the astronauts while they were in a quarantine capsule.

In the early 1800s, John and Abigail Adams patched up a friendship with hair jewelry.

The footage is perfectly synced.

If Harry Potter had decided to do a little digging while he was waiting for the Hogwarts Express to show up, he might have found more than mandrakes.

Researchers say the bodies of infants and fetuses were a ‘prized source of knowledge’ for British anatomists.

They say it's the most important meal of the day—and if you start your morning with a hearty breakfast, you’re in good company.

Douglas Corrigan earned the nickname "Wrong Way" on July 17, 1938, when he filed a flight plan from Brooklyn to Long Beach, California—but ended up in Ireland.

Battlefield tidying during the Napoleonic Wars was a grim business—and we do mean business.

Learn more about the bizarre—and highly influential—cultural movement.

In his day, treating animals humanely was a revolutionary concept.

These horses, eels, elephants, and more were deeply loved in life and immortalized by history after death.