Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered. Known as Largo di Torre Argentina, this archaeological wonder was...
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This Rare Vintage Typewriter From The 1950s Lets You Type Sheet Music
While most composers like to handwrite their sheet music, over the years there have been all types of machines invented to help print...
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The Ides of March: Julius Caesar's Fateful Day
The Ides of March ("Eidus Martiae" in Latin) is a day on the traditional Roman calendar that corresponds to the date of March 15th on ...
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Metal in Soviet Russia: Monsters of Rock 1991
What if I told you that one of the largest crowds to ever attend a concert—1.5 million people—happened in Russia? What if I told you that...
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10 Million Years of Evolution Visualised in an Elegant, 5-Foot Long Infographic from 1931
Click here to see the entire histomap in large, zoomable, format. The early decades of the twentieth century belonged to Cecil B. DeMille...
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Read the “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down” Letter That Albert Einstein Sent to Marie Curie
Marie Curie’s 1911 Nobel Prize win, her second, for the discovery of radium and polonium, would have been cause for public celebration in...
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How The Shangri-Las Created Punk
Fifty years ago, New York's the Shangri-Las hit it big with tunes of tragedy -- and set an influential example of bands to come. Leader...
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Hal Blaine – The Most Recorded Musician In History
Hal Blaine played drums on over 35,000 recorded tracks of music in his 25 year career, including 350 top ten records and more than 40...
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Anne Frank: Quotes From The Diary of A Young Girl
On her 13th birthday Anne Frank received a gift that she had pointed out to her father in a shop window just the week before. While...
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Glamour, Gangsters, And Racism: 24 Photos Inside Harlem’s Infamous Cotton Club
The Cotton Club had a reputation for catapulting famous careers, but history has a way of glossing over the cabaret's social...
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A Map of the Roman Empire Allowing Blind & Sighted Students to Experience Geography by Touch (1888)
From pavement bumps to safer playgrounds, the public spaces we occupy have been transformed for the better as they become easier for...
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A Visualisation of the United States’ Exploding Population Growth Over 200 Years (1790 – 2010)
The U.S. is barely even an adolescent compared to many other countries around the world. Yet it ranks third, behind China and India, in...
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“Stay Free: The Story of the Clash” Narrated by Public Enemy’s Chuck D: A New Spotify Podcast
FYI: Spotify, in partnership with the BBC, has launched “Stay Free: The Story of the Clash," an eight-part podcast on the iconic punk...
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Bizarre Descriptions of the Ancient World According to Herodotus's Histories
Widely considered one of the first serious works of history, Histories—written in the 5th century BCE by the Greek scholar Herodotus—is a...
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The Legend of London's Time-Traveling Tomb
Swinging open the front gate of Brompton Cemetery is a bit like cracking the spine of a book detailing London history. Famous suffragist...
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20 Terrifying Facts About The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
In the summer of 1973, newbie director Tobe Hooper—who passed away on August 26, 2017 at the age of 74—and a group of unknown actors...
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12 Posters Of Female Scientists That Would Suit Every Classroom
Move over, Einstein. Can you name five female scientists from history? Maybe you named one, or two. Chances are you remembered Marie...
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The Year Women Became Eligible To Vote in Each Country
SUFFRAGE HAPPENED (for some women) in 1918 in the Britain, a year behind Russia and Canada but 93 years ahead of Saudi Arabia, as noted...
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'Haus Work: Famous Logos Redesigned To Mark The Bauhaus Centenary
Germany’s Bauhaus art school, founded 100 years ago, introduced a bold, minimal and radical new approach to design which remains hugely...
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“He Got Stabbed And Didn't Know It!” – The Making Of Primal Scream's Give Out But Don't Give Up
Bobby Gillespie Of Primal Scream at last night’s Rough Trade East signing “We recorded a couple of demos, but most of the time we got...
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José Naranja And His Sketchbooks Teeming with Colourful Calligraphy, Diagrams, and Travel Ephemera
José Naranja creates beautifully detailed sketchbooks by collaging elements of photography, writing, stamps, and his own precise drawings...
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The Fall of Angkor Was More Than a Century in The Making
New research suggests that the city’s demise wasn’t related to a sudden catastrophe, but rather, a choice. ONE OF HISTORY’S MOST...
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During WWII, Polish Refugees Found a Home in India
The Maharaja of Nawanagar opened his summer palace to displaced children. WHEN HE WAS ONLY SIX years old, Feliks Scazighino and most of...
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