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Duchess "Charity" Quamino was renowned for her piety and her plum cake.

How a West African Woman Became the ‘Pastry Queen’ of Colonial Rhode Island

Duchess Quamino was the embodiment of creative survival.

Nneka M. Okona May 13, 2020

Exterior of the cabin.

History Tour: Legends of the Wild West

14 places to relive those horrible glory days.

Jonathan Carey May 12, 2020

An aerial view of the lagoon of Venice.

The Black Death in Venice and the Dawn of Quarantine

Archaeological research is unearthing how the Italian city created a vast public health response 700 years ago.

Sara Toth Stub May 11, 2020

The roll truth, and nothing but.

A Brief History of TP, From Silk Road Hygiene to Pandemic Hoarding

An author's end-game expertise has never been more timely.

Shoshi Parks May 8, 2020

A fragment of the Chelyabinsk meteorite, which caused many injuries but no casualties.

Found: Possibly the First Recorded Death-by-Meteorite

Call it a cold case from space.

Isaac Schultz May 8, 2020

History Tour: The Golden Age of Piracy

The brief era of adventure and chaos still enthralls the imagination.

Jonathan Carey May 5, 2020

"The package may be small, but you will know it does not need to hold the love I send, for that cannot be confined," Hildreth Heiney wrote to her fiancé in 1918. The man in the photograph, identified as John, may be her brother.

A Trove of Sad, Funny, and Familiar Stories From the 1918 Flu Pandemic

A UCLA librarian has built a remarkable collection of century-old letters, diaries, and photographs.

Jessica Klein May 1, 2020

A global pandemic brought this ancient mill roaring back to life.

How Coronavirus Put an Ancient Flour Mill Back to Work

“You can hear the creaks, smell the grain—you really feel the age of it.”

Luke Fater May 1, 2020

Nizwa Fort

Nizwa Fort

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

Archeological site of Akrotiri

History Tour: The Bronze Age World

Exploring the time when humankind got its act together.

Jonathan Carey April 29, 2020

Cerro Gordo by night.

How to Quarantine in a Ghost Town

Cerro Gordo has been abandoned since 1957. Now one man is social distancing there by himself.

Matthew Taub April 29, 2020

objects of intrigue

During the Renaissance, Drinking Wine Was a Fight Against Physics

Successful sips were signs of nobility.

Amelia Soth April 28, 2020

Kitchen hacks from tough times past.

Even More Historic Dishes Born From Tough Times to Make at Home

For every crisis, a recipe.

Luke Fater April 27, 2020

The entrance to the multimedia Queen in the Park art installation at Ginza Sony Park, in February 2020.

The Pandemic Hasn't Dulled Japan's Special Love for Queen

Fans are finding new ways to celebrate the band during the 45th anniversary of their first arrival there.

Allan Richarz April 23, 2020

Solsbury Hill

Bath and North East Somerset, England

Solsbury Hill

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.

Lurking off of a South Jersey highway, a Springsteen song come to life.

For Sale: An Abandoned Cold War Missile Launch Site by the Side of the Road

It's a ghost town, but it's got a pool.

Matthew Taub April 22, 2020

Monticello’s 1,000-foot-long garden terrace served as both a source of food and an experimental laboratory.

At Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Garden Is Still Growing

Restoring the grounds and its rare, heirloom crops recreated what was effectively the country's first seed bank.

Eric J. Wallace April 21, 2020

History Tour: Shakespeare's World of Mysteries

Explore the life of the Bard through 8 curious places.

Jonathan Carey April 21, 2020