HISTORY

It was an era in NASA's early development when, as mathematician Katherine G. Johnson put it, “the computer wore a skirt.”

Humans have long been obsessed with the idea of man-like machines they could dominate—or be dominated by. But the word 'robot' is just 90 years old, and the blockbuster play that introduced the word has long since been forgotten.

First come the burgers, then come the fries, and before you know it, the Cold War is over.

It turns out that just throwing fighters into an arena and watching them go at it might not have been enough for the Romans.

When you want to stop Niagara Falls from flowing, install a cofferdam. The New York State Parks Commission is hoping to do just that as early as 2019.

Calculations etched onto four stone tablets change the timeline of astronomy.

“The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots” had gone undiscovered for over a century.

Shakespeare’s cultural position is pretty secure. He doesn’t need to be rescued from obscurity. Yet certain plays tend to dominate bookshelves, stages, and classrooms, leaving many others largely unread and unperformed.

Learn more about the home of the world's largest mushroom, America's deepest lake, and the only leprechaun colony west of Ireland.

Mark Twain once said, "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see, this is the chief."

You won’t find his likeness anywhere on American currency. Instead, we’ve given this founding father a linguistic tribute—thanks to one revolutionary document, his very name is now a synonym for signature.

John Romulus Brinkley made a name for himself by implanting goat testicles into the testicles of impotent human men, seemingly curing them. But that was just the beginning for Brinkley.