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History & Archaeology

Ireland's Forgotten Sons Recovered Two Centuries Later

In Pennsylvania, amateur archaeologists unearth a mass grave of immigrant railroad workers who disappeared in 1832
April 2010 | By Abigail Tucker

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NASA control room

NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz famously wore a homemade white vest as he averted tragedy during the Apollo 13 mission
April 2010 | By Owen Edwards

Hypatia murdered

An avowed paganist in a time of religious strife, Hypatia was also one of the first women to study math, astronomy and philosophy
March 15, 2010 | By Sarah Zielinski

Chinese tea plantation

Botanist Robert Fortune traveled to China and stole trade secrets of the tea industry, discovering a fraud in the process
March 09, 2010 | By Sarah Rose

New York City harbor

Loot valued at $20 million lies off the coast of Staten Island, and Ken Hayes is on the hunt for the sunken silver bullion
March 05, 2010 | By Christopher Solomon

Julius Caesar assassination

March 15 will live in infamy beyond the murder of Julius Caesar. Here are 10 events that occurred on that date to seal the Ides of March as a fateful day
March 04, 2010 | By T.A. Frail

Momentous or Merely Memorable
April 2010 | By Alison McLean

Cowboy Culture and the Universe
April 2010 | By Carey Winfrey

Capitol Records building

Theaters and other architectural gems lined Hollywood's famous boulevards during its Golden Age and now hold restored star appeal
March 01, 2010 | By Laura Kiniry

Construction around old mosque Kashgar

A vital stop on China's ancient Silk Road, the Uighur city of Kashgar may lose its old quarter to plans for "progress"
March 2010 | By Joshua Hammer

Comanche Family

Using government documents, author Angela Walton-Raji traced her ancestors to the slaves owned by American Indians
February 17, 2010 | By Katy June-Friesen

Paul Jennings descendants

The first memoir by a White House slave recreates the events of August 23, 1814
March 2010 | By Kathleen Burke

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