British archaeologists have unearthed the secrets of what is thought to be the world’s first prisoner of war camp.

Experts, working with Channel 4’s Time Team programme, say the camp near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, housed 7,000 captured French soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Nostalgia Lovers can visit this blog to enjoy daily free podcasts and downloads of all sorts of Old Time Radio Shows. Mystery, Science Fiction, Comedy, Music from the 1920's 30's 40's 50's and 60's, Westerns, Romance and Adventure. All Free and updated several times per day picked by zencat 2 years ago

Daylight Saving Time ends in most of the United States a 2AM on Sunday, November 1st (Hawaii and Arizona have been on standard time all summer). It makes you wonder how we ever got our clocks coordinated in the first place. Believe it or not, standard time and time zones were the railroad industry’s idea. picked by bingo 4 weeks ago

The New York Times has worked to ensure that its site and search results are incredibly Google friendly, so Google friendly in fact that a search for “sex” on Google currently serves the NY Times internal archive search results for sex as #2. picked by super 3 years ago

Time has been studied by philosophers and scientists for 2,500 years. Astronomer Carl Sagan had it right when he said that time is “resistant to simple definition.” Lots of us think we know what time is, but it is hard to define. You can not literally see or touch time, but you can see its effects. The evidence that we are moving through time is found in everything – our bodies a... read full post picked by kakana 4 months ago

An infamous French daredevil known for his Spidey-like stunts climbed the New York Times building today - drawing hundreds of lunchtime gawkers to the busy street below. But guess what - Breaking news!!! Another man is climbing the building again!!! He's up about 30 stories right now as of 6:15pm ET. You can watch the live video here. Parents were asked to keep their children away from the t... read full post picked by suebe 1 year ago

I'm not exactly sure what to make of this, but if the facts are correct, then this could eventually change the world. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

(lots of reading)

alternately theres HowStuffWorks on time travel picked by camro77 3 years ago

Sometimes they swing, sometimes they miss. The best, and worst Time covers reveal how we looked at news and ourselves in peacetime, war, depression and boom. picked by mobase 2 years ago

1907: Earl S. Tupper, inventor of the famous Tupperware “burping” plastic kitchenware, is born. Baby Tupper may well have burped for the first time on this day. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

...writing crossword puzzles for the New York Times. The theme of the puzzle is "Twistin' the Oldies," with clues seeking updated versions for baby boomers of musical hits.
Link to his puzzle picked by suebe 3 years ago

A New York City chapel organ at St. Paul's, across the street from the World Trade Center was damaged on Sept. 11, 2001. It will be played on Good Friday for the first time since the terrorist attacks. picked by suebe 8 months ago

The NY Times finally realizes how the internet works and stops charging for their content. Their premium area, Times Select is now open and free to all and furthermore all content from 1987 to the present and from 1851 to 1922 will be offered free of charge. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A woman is due to give birth next week to the first British child genetically designed to be free of the breast cancer gene. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

For the first time, you can use your voice to instantly connect to your favorite music, and to a community of people that share your musical interests. picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago

Bored women spend nearly half (47 per cent) of their free time surfing the web, a higher proportion than workers, the unemployed and even students. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

For the first time, astronomers have observed the initial phase in the formation of an earth-like planet. What astronomers observed was that a protoplanetary disk, or ring, around the binary star known as KH 15D, is composed of solid particles larger than what is usually observed in space. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

In the French cave of Arago, an international team of scientists has analyzed the dental wear of the fossils of herbivorous animals hunted by Homo heidelbergensis. It is the first time that an analytical method has allowed the establishment of the length of human occupations at archaeological sites. The key is the last food that these hominids consumed. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Traces of a distant extrasolar planet's hazy red sunset have been detected for the first time. Astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at HD 189733b, a gaseous Jupiter-like world about 63 light-years from Earth, as it passed in front of its parent star to catch a glimpse of the planet's atmosphere. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The first time Stu Rasmussen was elected mayor of Silverton, Ore., he wore shirts and pants. This time around, after a landslide victory, he will be stepping into office donning a dress and makeup. picked by muppet 1 year ago