April 1, 2019 | by Scott Bomboy For centuries, stories have persisted about Congress almost approving German as our official language, except for one vote by its German-speaking leader. So how close is that story to the truth? On April 1, 1789, Frederick Muhlenberg was…
It’s perhaps the most consequential map in American history. And it could be yours. The hand-drawn chart of the Mason-Dixon Line that eventually divided the free from the slave states is going up for auction. Remounted on backing made of…
Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen Abraham camped there. Joshua fought there. Archaeologists said nobody lived there. A northern gate, a fire and a beheaded idol are reopening the case. There’s a spot in the hills north of Jerusalem where you can…
The National Archaeology Museum in Saint-Germain-en-Laye is offering tours and workshops during the All Saints’ Day school holidays, from October 17 to November 1, 2026. Here are the upcoming events for discovering prehistory, the Gauls and archaeological techniques. For 3–5-year-olds accompanied by an…
Hundreds of unique artefacts discovered at Stonehenge have been loaned to an archaeological museum in Germany as part of an "exciting" special exhibition. The exhibition, entitled Stonehenge: Ancient Secrets, New Discoveries is now on display at the Archaeological State Collection…
It’s perhaps the most consequential map in American history. And it could be yours. The hand-drawn chart of the Mason-Dixon Line that eventually divided the free from the slave states is going up for auction. Remounted on backing made of…
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref., Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)--Excavation is underway at an archaeological site in a western Japan city, with both researchers and local residents anxious to unravel the mystery of when and how humans arrived in the Japanese archipelago. The…
The experimental Warner & Swasey scope was tested by the Ordnance Department and found to be satisfactory for service use. The very high price of the scope, about $80 per unit, was nearly double the cost of an ’03 rifle and was deemed…
Made up of Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Egypt and Algeria, north Africa is a melting pot of cultures with two predominant human populations with their own language and culture: the Arabs and the Imazighen. Part of their history has been buried…
What empire lasted the longest? The Roman Empire is a leading answer if you count its eastern continuation: From 27 B.C.E. to 1453 C.E., its history spans roughly 1,480 years. The Pandyan tradition of southern India stretches even further, but it was not one uninterrupted…
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