“Blind Tom” – Born a Slave, at Age 10 Became the Highest Paid Pianist of his Time
How Sequoyah, inspired by “talking leaves,” invented the Cherokee writing system
Monks with expertise: Lindores Abbey in Scotland is the spiritual cradle of whisky
Why America fell in love with joke-filled burlesque in the 19th century, long before it transformed into striptease
Archaeologists who were real-life Indiana Jones
Chloroform, arsenic, and suspicious family doctors: Lady poisoners of the Victorian era
Bourne Wood: The ancient forest near London that film directors love
China demanding “severe punishment” for partying American who broke off the thumb of a warrior statue on museum loan to U.S.
Jack Johnson, “the Galveston Giant,” became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion in 1908
Chilling Animation Depicts the Sinking of Titanic in Harrowing Real Time
