A new test being offered by a British company can determine an individual's history with alcohol during the past months -- or even years. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An ancient volcanic super-eruption, one of the largest known in Earth's history, may not have devastated the world and humanity as much as once thought. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A monthly series dealing with the early history of American Jewry. Particular emphasis will be placed on those who struggled to maintain their religious observance in an environment that was drastically different from the one prevalent then in other parts of the world.

*follow numbered links at the bottom of page to get to the various parts of this series. Interesting history.* picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This history of the Gulf War by William M. Arkin draws on declassified documents and inside information It was published on the Website of the magazine Stars and Stripes (a privately-owned magazine, not the US military newspaper of the same name). At some point the Website disappeared and with it, unfortunately, went this important piece of work. The Memory Hole is pleased to resurrect it. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

A Spokane man made history by being the first person to basejump off Mount Hood on Thursday.

*Video linked in article picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Thousands of Aborigine rock paintings discovered in the remote ranges of northern Australia may force a rewrite of the nation's history books. That's because the art—which ranges from 15,000 years old to 50 years old—depicts contact with other cultures possibly centuries before the arrival of the British. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Here from the History Channel is "The History of Halloween" told from a non-spam source picked by bernardblack 3 months ago

We decided to plough the history of the entire Internet, from the roots of its underlying technology, to the Web properties that helped it explode, the litigation it endured on the way and disasters companies have suffered as a result of the Net's popularity. picked by cactushair 2 months ago

The Computer History Museum is the pre-eminent virtual museum of The Information Age, with exhibits on topics such as visible storage and the history of microprocessors, and a reading room where you can learn more. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Using iconic events from history, the Cape Times(a local newspaper) highlights the fact that world-changing events often can¹t be predicted and that the course of history can, quite literally, change in a day. picked by streetlight22 1 year ago

Michael Moore funny clip on the gun loving history of the USA picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

Gruenther scours garage sales every weekend and he often finds valuable artifacts, antiques and furniture. His entire home is filled with the purchases. But it was a piece of history that recently caught his eye. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

A history of picture stories aka comics from 300 AD to 1929

Also a history of word balloons in comics and illustrations along with other commentaries can be found here picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Historian Ben Burrns brings us through this history of LOLCats. Did you know that 26% of all emails contain a LOLcat photo? picked by Proverb 1 year ago

Grounded in history and science, True Enough paints a dismal picture of a species with a limitless capacity for self-deception and selective reasoning.
(I believe it) picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

An illustrated chronological history of the development of motion pictures. Covering 2,500 years leading to the discovery of cinematography in the 1800's. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Join our Man, Lewis Black this Monday, February 18th on the History channel for an in depth look into humor and the way we see it today, and how it got there. Im guessing its going to be a bit like the Aristocrats, minus the Vulgarity. This site is full of videos and great comedians performing great jokes.

I am super excited. Preview clip here! picked by MUPpetMAKer 9 months ago

The conservatives faced withering criticism for dropping a book that had dared to question a version of history generations of Greeks have grown up with. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

From 1969 to, erm, 2003, the complete history of the internets. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A history and analysis of the Batman logo from 1939 to the present. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago