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Eyewitnesses believe that GIs were killed in the Lee Street Riot, as it came to be known, contradicting the official record.

Were Black GIs Killed in a World War II–Era Race Riot?

Louisiana locals and historians are both commemorating and investigating the mystery-shrouded incident.

Benoît Morenne July 29, 2021

The Study.

Crawfordsville, Indiana

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum

On the grounds of this study, Lew Wallace composed "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" and many other works.

Cervian mayor Luca Coffari, accompanied by salt historian Eros Marzelli, delivers Cervia Salt to Pope Francis in 2017.

Every Year, This Italian Town Hand-Delivers Salt to the Pope

Cervia's prized product is naturally sweet.

Karen Burshtein July 27, 2021

Podcast: The Kalamazoo Gals of the Old Gibson Guitar Factory

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 27, 2021

14 Plaques That Will Make You Smile

Sometimes a history lesson can come with a few laughs.

Jonathan Carey July 23, 2021

The handball court in Nelson, South Wales, August 8, 1969. The three-walled court and home to Pêl-Law, the Welsh version of the game, has stood in the town since 1860.

Can Welsh Handball Bounce Back From the Brink of Extinction?

The ancient sport of Pêl-Law hangs on, barely, at the last court of its kind. A campaign to revive a related game may help bring it back.

Ewan Morgan July 22, 2021

No "chocolate chips" here, yet: Plath's Toll House cookie recipe calls for chocolate bits and "close watching" in the oven.

Sold: Sylvia Plath's Rolling Pin and Recipes

Browned and splattered, a set of recipe cards owned by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet raised a lot of dough.

Rebecca Rego Barry July 22, 2021

'House of Aldus'

'House of Aldus'

This stained glass window designed by Tiffany Studios is hidden behind the circulation desk of a public library.

Podcast: Kilwa Kisiwani

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 21, 2021

Local historian Robert Searing poses with the new plaque and period actors.

Locally Famous Foods Are Now Getting Plaques Like Historical Sites

Syracuse got one for salt potatoes—could your hometown be next?

Luke Fater July 19, 2021

The National WWII Museum in New Orleans houses uniforms, equipment, and more than two dozen signed and captured Nazi flags.

What Should You Do With a Captured Nazi Flag?

During WWII, American soldiers brought the flags home as a remembrance. Now, family members and historians must decide what should become of them.

Reina Gattuso July 19, 2021

Kerosene Tin Hut

Morven, Australia

Kerosene Tin Hut

These tin huts were commonplace in Australia during the Great Depression.

General Braddock's grave

Farmington, Pennsylvania

General Braddock's Gravesite(s)

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.

Chicago, Illinois

Calumet Fisheries

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

Princess Ka‘iulani, the last heir to the Hawaiian Crown, shown here in 1897.

The Tragic Life and Global Legacy of the Last Hawaiian Princess

'Brilliant, beautiful, and betrayed,' Princess Ka‘iulani was also the mother of modern surfing.

Jim Kempton July 13, 2021

Farrandsville Iron Furnace

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

Farrandsville Iron Furnace

This abandoned iron furnace was one of the first to use coke—a type of high-carbon fuel—to make iron.

The kitchen at Chawton Cottage.

Eat Like Jane Austen With Recipes From Her Sister-In-Law's Cookbook

Including dishes straight from her novels.

Reina Gattuso July 12, 2021

A stone from the Remagen Bridge.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Remagan Bridge

A piece of the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as Remagan Bridge, calls this military base home.