The Louisiana Purchase: Napoleon, eager for money to wage war on Britain, sold the land to U.S.–and a British bank financed the sale
Musicians’ outcry: 17th century viol worth $200,000 severely damaged during a flight
Born a slave, James Beckwourth became not only a mountain man but a chief of the Crow Nation
The Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, restored after decades of neglect
What happened at the crossroads: Blues legend Robert Johnson and his deal with the Devil
City of Caves: The hidden world of man-made caves beneath the streets of Nottingham
The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft holds the secrets of a long tradition of magic
After almost 80 years, 31 rolls of film discovered showing World War II through the lens of an unknown American soldier
Forensic experts discovery: Secrets of 2,000-year-old Egyptian ‘mummy paintings’ revealed
Julius Popper, the man who appointed himself the ruler of Tierra del Fuego, was largely responsible for the genocide of a South American tribe
