On June 6, 1944, crowds gathered in NYC’s Times Square, transfixed by the electronic sign bringing first news of D-Day
A young engineer invented the first digital camera for Kodak in 1975 but was pressured to keep it hidden
Antonio Sant’Elia: The futurist architect whose drawings inspired Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner”
Artist created a pop culture version of the Russian nesting dolls
Wonder Woman’s creator, who also invented the lie-detector test, had secrets of his own, like a longtime menage a trois
Off to the ‘holy places’: pilgrimages during the Middle Ages
Bea Arthur: The former US Marine WWII truck driver who became a “Golden Girl”
Made of wood, leather, bone, and even silver, hornbooks were used to teach reading
Throne of the gods: On Mount Nemrut, a king raised massive statues as personal monument
Barefoot and starved, Spartan boys underwent grueling combat training but were also punished for not answering questions briefly and wittily enough
