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This fascinating map is the Ottoman Empire’s take on the United States In 1803
What did the United States look like to Ottoman observers in 1803? In this map, the newly independent U.S. is labeled “The Country of the English People” (“İngliz Cumhurunun Ülkesi”). The Iroquois...
View ArticleHere's why barns are painted red
Ever drove down the countryside and wondered why all the barns are painted red? The answer, like most things, lies in our history. New England settlers didn't have enough money to paint their farms. So...
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17 incredible women you've never heard of who changed the world
Women have contributed an unbelievable amount of knowledge, discovery, and talent in every field throughout history.Unfortunately, each and every woman doesn't get the credit and worldwide recognition...
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14 of the biggest and best royal weddings in history
For today's normal folk, a wedding costs around $30,000 and lasts a few hours — maybe even an entire weekend. For royals, things are a little bit different.Throughout history, members of royal families...
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Earth entered a new epoch on July 16, 1945 — and that's just the beginning of...
A new study is the first of its kind to catalog all the minerals created either principally or exclusively as a result of human activitiesIt concludes that people are responsible for 208 minerals, or...
View ArticleA historian of Islam explains the vastly different experiences of women in...
Chase F. Robinson, a historian on Islam, author of "Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives," and president of the CUNY Graduate Center, explains the misconception many Americans have about the role of...
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Here's a short history of how bitcoin reached parity with gold
Would you rather have one bitcoin, or a single ounce of gold?The answer used to be obvious. Even at the climax of the legendary 2013 rally, bitcoin was never able to reach unit-for-unit parity with...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Everything you need to know about autonomous vehicles
Believe it or not, autonomous vehicles have been many decades in the making.Even in 1939, General Motors had an exhibit called “Futurama” at the New York World’s Fair that presented a model of the...
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New research reveals secrets of how the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road...
If the book "The Travels of Marco Polo" can be believed, the famous Italian explorer and trader journeyed from the port of Hormuz in Persia overland via the Silk Road to the summer palace of Kublai...
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10 fascinating places you're not allowed to visit
The INSIDER Summary:There are some places in the world that are off-limits to visitors.The indigenous tribe of North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean has exiled modern civilization. The island of...
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236 years ago, an astronomer discovered our solar system's 7th planet...
March 13, 1781. The 7th planet — Uranus — was discovered on this date, completely by accident.British astronomer William Herschel was performing a survey of all stars of at least magnitude 8 — from...
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How the search for the value of pi has transformed math
The number represented by pi (π) is used in calculations whenever something round (or nearly so) is involved, such as for circles, spheres, cylinders, cones and ellipses. Its value is necessary to...
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25 celebrities the internet is convinced are immortal
Between paintings, photographs, and daguerreotypes, we know what quite a few people from bygone eras look like. And a lot of them, it seems, bear a striking resemblance to modern celebrities.Some...
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11 of history's most heartbreaking royal tragedies
Throughout history, royals across the globe have weathered scandals, crises, deaths, and illnesses. They've grieved and moved forward. And they've done it all knowing that the whole world is watching...
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Amazing images of San Francisco before it was a city
Before San Francisco was a bustling tech hub, before it was the center of the hippie universe, and before it became known for its lush hills, much of the area was covered in sand dunes.Golden Gate...
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Trump is a big fan of Andrew Jackson — but the 7th president has an ugly history
Donald Trump is apparently a big fan of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States and the current face on the $20 bill.Days after moving into the White House, Trump hung a portrait of...
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Secrets of what ancient mummies look like under their wrappings are finally...
If you'd like to be mummified when you die, you can contact an organization in Salt Lake City, Utah, to arrange the procedure for around $70,000. Pets are cheaper, around $4,000 for an animal under 15...
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One of the worst US presidents in history wasn't just incompetent — it was...
History hasn't looked too fondly upon former US President James Buchanan.Just take a look at CSPAN's 2017 presidential rankings. Buchanan's dead last. According to the Constitution Center, he's been in...
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Brexitus: How a third-century Roman soldier was behind the first ‘Brexit’
From the first to the fifth centuries AD, Britain – though not officially Scotland, which lay beyond the frontier at Hadrian’s Wall– was part of the Roman Empire. It was situated at the empire’s...
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4 maps of past empires that can tell us about the future
Studying history has little practical utility in averting past outcomes. We are doomed to repeat history whether we know it or not.The value in knowing history is not that one might prevent its...
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