Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than the call Taps. The melody is both eloquent and haunting and the history of its origin is interesting. There is an urban myth about its origins. Here is the real history of Taps. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

A short history of African-Americans in pictures. picked by maxriter 7 months ago

ignoring the fact that it is an anti-Obama site, it gives an accurate history and collection of articles, videos, and information on the man.

I'm still trying to figure out what the "typical white person" speech meant? picked by ted 5 months ago

Did you know that the first photoshop was about 1.4 Mb, and could be placed on a single floppy-disk!? picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

From Pong to Tetris. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

The great list of 10 key ground-breaking, paradigm shifting ideas which revolutionalized the way people think or behave. They also drastically changed the way humans interact with their environments. picked by karenben 2 months ago

The history of the modern day calendar, and how we began the Leaping tradition. picked by MUPpetMAKer 6 months ago

Despite some people's theories, the United States' national motto, "In God We Trust" was not added to paper money by mistake. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Ah, the brassiere. Giving shape and support to the lovely female form, since the 3rd century. picked by Jerry520 6 months ago

Amazing site. Professor creates a site about famous trials throughout history from the 399 BC trial of Socrates to the 9/11 trials of today. Very impressive and quite informative and a bit addicting. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

we've been reading a lot about the poisoned Russian spy.

Here are stories of some of the most famous poisonings, including the original "mickey" picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

New discoveries at dig sites in Middle Asia are rocking the archeological world and redefining the origins of modern civilization. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A history and analysis of the Batman logo from 1939 to the present. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

The scales encountered in our everyday lives, light is so fast that we perceive our surroundings in real time. Look up into the night sky and this illusion begins to falter. "Because light takes time to get here from there, the farther away 'there' is, the further in the past light left there, and so we see all objects at some time in the past." picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Speech experts have an historical explanation for why New York's Long Island residents can't help but tell others they are from "Lawn Guyland." picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

History lesson on most extreme ways of getting killed picked by deepcleanfun 9 months ago

Tvirus had posted the first part of this Drunk HistoryPart 1. This time its Jack Black, and this is absolutely brilliant. (Part 2.5 in the Comments)

One night in November, Eric Falconer drank 8 Vodka Cranberries. Then he discussed a great historical event, Franklin Flying the Kite. picked by MUPpetMAKer 6 months ago

"Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure if they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes." You can have Medal of Honor but what is worth of that if you die in war before get one ? I'm thinking about that too... picked by bluemax 1 year ago

Britain's slave trading past is getting a human face as an ancestry-tracing website starts putting the personal histories of the victims online for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Funny stuff. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago