A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Evidently, "declassification" doesn't mean you can see the documents.

Bornbad's original article on government declassif... picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Remember when, as a kid, you would pass “top-secret” notes written in lemon juice that your friends could only read in the right light? Well, in light of new nanotechnology research, this now sounds absurdly antiquated, like cave painting in the modern era. Instead, the youth of the future (and adults, too) could have the option to communicate via documents that self-erase at a program... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The order for monthly document releases commencing July 5 came in response to a government sunshine request by a civil liberties group. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

East Germany shredded millions of top-secret documents when the Berlin Wall came down. They were unable to burn them in time and the West took control of some 600 million pieces of shredded paper in 16,000 bags. The $8.5 million dollar E-Puzzler can put them together again! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Nuclear weapon scientists with a drug habit. Scary, scary, scary. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Documents found in a vault in the Dallas County District Attorney's office related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been placed online for the public to review for notable information.

Here's your chance to review never-seen-before materials related to the JFK assassination." picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Listing of Classified and Restricted Documents at the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Over 500,000 documents cover almost every aspect of US military history from the 1920s to the early 1990s

Very few of these documents have been released to the public picked by jLoSsDh 2 years ago

It took 25 years to force the government to release the documents. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A woman in Hohhot, the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia region, thought it would be a good idea to teach her dog a new trick by having the dog drive her car. The two didnt make to far on the open road before crashing her car. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Visitors to the National Archives know they will find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's rotunda. But they will not find the patent file for the Wright Brothers' Flying Machine or the maps for the first atomic bomb missions anywhere in the Archives inventory.

Here's a list of the missing items. picked by suebe 4 months ago

It's only a matter of time before Google unveils a full-fledged online operating system. This week, Microsoft's biggest rival rolled out a new version of Docs & Spreadsheets - its online answer to Word and Excel - adding Windows-like folders, an improved search engine, and an all-around prettier interface. picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Now that you have a complete construction loan application package put together its now time to send the package along with a set of plans to the bank. It is important to note that some lenders are finally catching up with modern day technology. picked by zonnt1 2 years ago

Controversies have occasionally flared over Interior Department officials who regularly overruled rank-and-file agency scientists' recommendations to list new species, but internal documents also suggest that pervasive bureaucratic obstacles were erected to limit the number of species protected under one of the nation's best-known environmental laws. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara was in Lithuania when Germany invaded Poland. Jewish refugees came to the consulate seeking travel documents in order to escape the Nazis. Sugihara’s superiors ordered him not to issue any travel visas. Sugihara’s next actions enabled around 6,000 Jewish refugees to escape the Holocaust. For his efforts, Sugihara was imprisoned by the Soviets and fi... read full post picked by bingo 1 day ago

Some really cool photos taken at parties, clubs and concerts mainly in the LA area. This guy's a bit full of himself, but he documents the nightlife pretty darn well. Check out this interview for an Australian television channel. picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

Canberra lawyers have won the right to serve legally binding court documents by posting them on defendants' Facebook sites.

*big brother...As fast as DSL* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Super High Me documents comedian Doug Benson avoiding marijuana for 30 days and then smoking marijuana every day for 30 days in a row.Benson claims that Super High Me is "Super Size Me with weed instead of McDonalds" picked by sholom22 1 year ago

Sandy Berger had to find the trash collector to retrieve them. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

EPA officials told the agency's administrator that California had "compelling and extraordinary conditions" to justify a federal waiver allowing the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, according to excerpts of documents released Wednesday. picked by willster09 2 years ago