Ettore Boiardi introduced a generation of Americans to spaghetti. His canned ravioli fed millions. And he has one of the most recognizable faces in the food industry. Yet few know the man behind the ...

In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted near Naples, Italy. It was traditionally thought that the disaster happened in August of that year, but recent evidence has shown it probably occurred in October or ...

“To live like we are supposed to, we need to listen to our blood, so to speak. Our paganism is in our blood, and to be able to create a positive and meaningful civilization in the future, on the ruins ...

In addition to their unprecedented historical importance, the Dead Sea Scrolls are archaeological marvels. First discovered in 1946 by a shepherd in the Qumran Caves of the Judaean desert, this ...

So many prospectors flocked to San Francisco during the gold rush in California that the city's population rose from 1,000 to 25,000 between 1848 and 1849. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in ...

What Caused The Dust Bowl? While it would be unfair to place the blame entirely on farmers in the 1920s, they certainly played a large role in creating the Dust Bowl. In the decades leading up to the ...

At first, April 19, 1995 seemed like a normal day at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hundreds of federal employees and contract workers entered their offices in the ...

In 2022, an archaeological excavation in the small town of Creuzier-le-Neuf, just north of Vichy, France, revealed an ancient Celtic necropolis. After three years of meticulous conservation work, ...

Egyptian authorities have unveiled a trove of mummified animals and statues in remarkable condition. According to The Guardian, the discovery was made near the remains of a mummified adult lion that ...

Nearly 200 years ago, students at a private high school in Gorham, Maine, recorded small moments of their lives in handwritten notes and sketches, offering a peek into the teens’ budding romances, ...

On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln seemed to be in good spirits. The Civil War was ending, his son had just returned home from the army, and he and his wife Mary had plans to see a play that ...

When archaeologists recently dug inside and around the historic Saint Bavo’s cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, they found a grisly sight: a wall made out of human bones. According to The Brussels Times, ...