Inspired by the craze for anatomy museums during the 19th century, when displays of wax models conveyed information about the human body to wider audiences than ever before. picked by Bornbad 4 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 3 years ago

From Pong to Tetris. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

A short history of African-Americans in pictures. picked by maxriter 2 years 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 2 years ago

John Hope Franklin was the scholar who helped create the field of African-American history and dominated it for nearly six decades. He has passed away from heart failure at 94 years of age. He brought intellectual rigor as well an engaged passion to his work. He wrote history and he lived it. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

What makes a potato pancake a latke?
A little Jewish culinary history for you. picked by Wags273 12 months 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 1 year ago

“The Algonkian tribes held six thanksgiving festivals during the year. When the Indians sat down to the 'first Thanksgiving' with the Pilgrims, it was really the fifth thanksgiving of the year for them!” This reminds me to be thankful all year long, and it ends with a beautiful Indian prayer.

Yeah, it's a day late, but no big deal; there's still one more to go. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

The history of the modern day calendar, and how we began the Leaping tradition. picked by MUPpetMAKer 2 years ago

Remember when you could buy barbiturates for the baby? Cover your house with asbestos? Or get heroin from the doctor? Okay, probably not, but thanks to the immortal beauty of advertising, you can take a trip back in time. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A man dressed in a World War II-era German uniform who was fatally shot by Seattle police on New Year's Day was fascinated with history and enjoyed re-enacting war events, friends say.

Moral of the story: Don't point a rifle at cops when you're dressed in full nazi garb. picked by muppet 11 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 2 years ago

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul Revere was a Civil War casualty. picked by 2manyusernames 6 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 3 years ago

Ah, the brassiere. Giving shape and support to the lovely female form, since the 3rd century. picked by Jerry520 2 years 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 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 2 years ago

People have been eating pickles ever since the Mesopotamians started making them way back in 2400 B.C.E. Here are some even more important things you should know about them. picked by kakana 4 months ago

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