October 16, 2024 New York middle school students to honor forgotten Civil War veteran with new headstone Kendall Peruzzini and Mary McCormick, both students at Albion Middle School in New York, spoke to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital about their efforts to get a headstone for a forgotten Union soldier.
October 16, 2024 A look at the oldest stone tools ever discovered, dating back 3.3M years The oldest stone tools ever discovered were unearthed in Kenya by a group of scientists at the Lomekwi 3 site. The stone tools unearthed are simple in their design and pre-date humans.
October 16, 2024 Historic SS United States in Philadelphia burglarized by several suspects surveillance video reveals The SS United States, a retired ocean liner docked in Philadelphia which is slated to become the world's largest artificial reef, was recently burglarized.
October 15, 2024 Rare weapon from Revolutionary War heads to Philadelphia museum The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will display a sword gifted by Major General Marquis de Lafayette to an American solider at the Siege of Yorktown.
October 14, 2024 National Museum of the Marine Corps unveils new exhibits, honoring those 'who made the ultimate sacrifice' The National Museum of the Marine Corps has introduced two permanent, new galleries, “Forward Deployed" and “Afghanistan and Iraq," in Quantico, Virginia.
October 14, 2024 Long-lost Jewish text stolen by Nazis to be returned after mysteriously appearing on rare book website New York officials announced that a 16-century book called the Di Gara text will be returned to its rightful owner after it was listed by a New York seller on AbeBooks.
October 14, 2024 Whoopi incorrectly says Reagan's 'Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall' was directed at Germans, not Soviets "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg misremembered a key detail about when President Ronald Reagan challenged Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev during the Cold War.
October 13, 2024 Archaeologists uncover one of the world's oldest Christian churches Archaeologists uncovered the remains of one of the oldest Christian churches in the world, and the oldest such site found in Armenia. The ruins date back to the fourth century.
October 13, 2024 American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on iconic locations, fall foods and a new film announcement The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people. This time, test your knowledge of bucket-list monuments, fall foods and a new film announcement.
October 12, 2024 Time capsule from 1941 unearthed at Indiana Dunes National Park Park rangers at Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana, revealed a time capsule from 1941 was discovered while restoration work was being done.