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India Says It Wants One of the Crown Jewels Back From Britain

The 105.6-carat stone, known as the Koh-i-Noor, was moved to Britain in 1850 and is now part of the crown jewels.

Harriet Tubman to Appear on $20 Bill, While ‘Hamilton’ Popularity Keeps Founding Father on $10

Other depictions of women and civil rights leaders will also be part of new currency designs. (Includes Related Links to relevant stories we found on the Internet.)

Hitler’s lasting Olympic legacy

Traditional Olympic flame ceremony introduced by Nazis to take place once again ahead of Rio 2016

Patent for Wright Brothers’ Flying Machine Re-Discovered

36 years ago, the original patent for Wilbur and Orville Wright’s “Flying Machine” was lost in a paperwork shuffle. Now, it’s been re-discovered, securing the historic document once more for posterity.

Historian says he found evidence in FBI files that Jewish gangsters plotted to kill Hitler in 1933

by Robert Rockaway

What stops them? The FBI got word of the plot and stopped it.

Sorry Samuel Wilson. You don’t deserve the credit for inventing “Uncle Sam” as a reference for the United States government

The first reference to Uncle Sam has been traced to Isaac Mayo, a 16-year-old midshipman on the U.S.S. Wasp, who reported for duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on March 1, 1810.

After Long Silence, Indonesia Allows Talk of Anti-Communist Atrocities

Half a million people or more, many of whom had no connection to Communism, are estimated to have been killed, and hundreds of thousands of others were held in detention centers for years.

Viking invaders struck deep into the west of England – and may have stuck around

Researchers are now uncovering evidence that the Vikings conquered more of the British Isles than was previously thought.

As Donald Trump Speaks, Some Voters Hear Echoes of Ed Koch

Mr. Trump’s pugnacious style and often divisive messages bring back memories of Mr. Koch, who, in his day, similarly personified New York City’s sometimes assertive, sometimes obstreperous id.

‘Illegal’ Syrian antiquity found on sale for £30,000 in London

An ancient stone ornament illegally removed from Syria has been found on sale for tens of thousands of pounds in an upmarket antiques shop in Mayfair, central London.

Ordinary Syrians are risking their lives to protect their cultural heritage

Ordinary Syrian people are going to extraordinary lengths, risking everything to protect their heritage, despite the horror that has engulfed their country.

After 13 years, CIA honors Green Beret killed on secret Afghanistan mission

When Nathan Ross Chapman became the first military casualty to die by enemy fire during the war in Afghanistan, the only American flag available for his casket was a patch torn off the uniform of an airman loading his coffin for the long trip home.

Grim New Details of IS Destruction in Syria's Palmyra Museum

The museum was trashed and some of its best-known artifacts and statues were smashed by the militants, who cut off the heads and hands of statues and demolished others before being driven out last month.

272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?

In 1838, the Jesuit priests who ran the country’s top Catholic university needed money to keep it alive. Now comes the task of making amends.

Microsoft's latest AI experiment is refusing to look at photos of Adolf Hitler

After its last AI chatbot turned into a genocide-advocating, misogynistic, holocaust-denying racist, the company's latest project — a bot that tells you what's in photos — refuses to even look at photos of Adolf Hitler.

Concern Grows That Hamilton Euphoria Will Push Woman to Back of the $10 Bill

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has been dropping public hints that he's looking to keep Alexander Hamilton in the center portrait on the front of the $10 bill

Finally, the U.S. Steps Closer to Racial Healing With a National Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Twenty-three leaders recently convened in Richmond, Virginia to plan a national commission on racial violence against black people.

Syria says restoring Palmyra to the way it was is its goal

It rejects the proposal to rebuild the city utilizing 3D technologies.

Handwriting Analysis Sheds Light on Biblical Timeline

A research study from Tel Aviv University has used handwriting analysis to shed new light on the mysteries surrounding just when Old Testament texts were written.

Whitewashing history? Tug-of-war over Confederate monuments rages on.

The fate of Confederate monuments standing on public property has been a topic of debate — civil and uncivil.