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The Forgotten Story of the Men Who Broke the NFL’s Color Barrier

“No one has bothered to tell this story,” Mr. Greenberg said. “So I said, we’re telling the story through them, and their families.”

The Mysterious Case of the 113-Year-Old Light Bulb

Dangling from the ceiling of a California firehouse is a bulb that’s burned for 989,000 hours -- nearly 113 years.

Found: The Oldest Bar In Every State

This is considered America’s oldest bar. Where is it? Read on to find out.

John Kerry says the destruction of heritage sites in Iraq and Syria is the worst in his lifetime

"Ancient treasures in Iraq and in Syria have now become the casualties of continuing warfare and looting."

The Capture of the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapper, 80 Years Ago

On the 80th anniversary of the capture of Bruno Hauptmann, read how a New York City gas attendant and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s monetary policy contributed to the big break in the “crime of the century.”

Coming Soon, a Century Late: A Black Film Gem

After years of research, a historic find has emerged: what MoMA curators say is the earliest surviving footage for a feature film with a black cast.

The discovery that complicated the history of sex change operations

by Alice Robb

"Eight pages long, with three illustrations of the child’s anatomy, the pamphlet may describe one of the earliest instances of sex-change surgery."

NYT identifies the person who exposed Gary Hart's philandering

by Matt Bai

In a long piece in the NYT Magazine, Matt Bai reports on "How Gary Hart’s Downfall Forever Changed American Politics."

Decades After Trinity Nuclear Test in New Mexico, U.S. Studies Cancer Fallout

The physicist, Joe Shonka, said he was surprised during his research at how close residents lived to the Trinity blast—in some cases within 20 miles.

Lawrence Of Arabia's Hand-Drawn, WWI Map Is Up for Auction

It shows his route through the desert of Saudi Arabia in the spring of 1917 amid the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.

Thousands Of FBI Documents About Civil Rights Era Destroyed By Flooding

It's just been revealed that thousands of COINTELPRO documents were destroyed in Hurricane Sandy. 

Ancient Egyptian Woman with 70 Hair Extensions Discovered

When archaeologists uncovered her remains they found she wore "a very complex coiffure with approximately 70 extensions fastened in different layers and heights on the head."

Europeans drawn from three ancient 'tribes'

The modern European gene pool was formed when three ancient populations mixed within the last 7,000 years.

Is it time to remember (finally) Albert Gallatin? He’s the founding father everybody’s forgotten

He was the longest serving Treasury Secretary in US history.

Senate has a secret book of rules

The document has never been available to the public — until now.

How the Vikings Saved Europe and Got a Terrible Reputation

History teaches us that the Vikings were brutal, thieving invaders, but much of that history was written by Viking victims: European monks. New evidence says otherwise.

Hard Hats On: Members of the Media Tour Exhibits under Construction at the National Museum of American History

“The difference between what museums used to do and what they do today is we actively engage the visitor in their experience. It’s not a passive experience.”

Shaman dancers, coolies and suffragettes: rare photos of 1900s Beijing discovered from Austrian archive

Collection sheds light on daily life in the capital dating back a century

England's King Richard III died painfully on battlefield

In the latest research, published Wednesday in the journal Lancet, scientists used computer scans and other methods to analyze the king's skeletal wounds.

93-year-old former Auschwitz guard charged

Oskar Groening is accused of helping operate the death camp in occupied Poland between May and June 1944.