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A copy of the "Baltimore Patriot" containing the song that would become "The Star-Spangled Banner"

First Printing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” Is Up for Auction

The song became the national anthem following a congressional resolution in March of 1931

The Golden Thirteen

Remembering the Sailors Who Integrated the Naval Officer Corps

Mr. Peter Warner with his crew (L-R) David, John, Peter Warner, Luke, Bill, Stephen, Jim Kolo and Mano.

Real-Life "Lord of the Flies" Story Being Adapted for Film

Viking ship

Norwegian Archaeologists Plan to Excavate Viking Ship

1918 flu

We All Forgot About the Flu of 1918 Because of WWI

Mr. Peter Warner with his crew (L-R) David, John, Peter Warner, Luke, Bill, Stephen, Jim Kolo and Mano.

The Real-Life Version of "Lord of the Flies" Has a Happier Ending

Newfoundland

Canadian DNA Discovery Rewrites Newfoundland's History

Robert Caro

How Robert Caro Is Dealing With Quarantine

history definition milf

Arts & Entertainment

The Long and Decorated Literary History of the MILF

Sturminster Mill

11th Century Flour Mill Returns to Service During Coronavirus

Temple of Antonine

How Ancient Rome Managed a Pandemic

50 Years of Earth Day: How America Led, Lost and Hopes to Reclaim the Environmental Movement

The 50 Biggest Moments in Environmentalism Since the First Earth Day

Mountains in Norway

Climate Change Reveals Viking Age Artifacts Called an “Archaeologist’s Dream”

Queensboro Bridge

Revisiting the Tragic 1966 Affair Between a Model and the Founder of the JDL

Monticello

Architecture & Real Estate

Man Builds Replica of Monticello in Eastern Washington

Post office mural

The Lost Art of Great Post Office Murals

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Genevieve Clark on telephone

Phone Use Spiked During 1918 Quarantines. Here's What Went Wrong.

What can we learn from this shipwreck in York, Maine?

Exploring a Maine Shipwreck That May Date to the Colonial Era

Plague Doctor

How Renaissance Plague Doctors Got Their Distinctive Look

Report: Neanderthals Were Apparently Huge Fans of Seafood

Report: Neanderthals Were Apparently Huge Fans of Seafood

Havana, 1949

When 4 Poets From Franco's Spain Visited Latin America

Washing Hands With a Bar of Soap

Health & Fitness

What Can the History of Washing Hands Teach Us?

Bahamas estate

Architecture & Real Estate

Prince Edwards's Bahamas Estate Is For Sale

Sir Isaac Newton

How Isaac Newton Made Social Distancing Work for Him

LIbrary

Inside Minecraft's Hidden Library of Banned Journalism

Museum of the Bible

Report: Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Are Fake

Woman leaning on her arm

Was Natalie Wood Murdered?

Illustrated car in medieval manuscript

How Medieval Cats Became 2020's Hottest Meme

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