- October 25, 2025
The Worlds at the Earth’s Core
The path leading from Edmond Halley’s writings on magnetism to UFOs under Brazil is as convoluted as you might expect. Nonetheless, it was Halley –
Was Dunsterforce a Disaster? | History Today
On a bleak morning in January 1918 one of the oddest military formations ever put into the field by imperial Britain set out from Khanaqin,
Ancient Teotihuacan Writing System Cracked By Researchers
Ancient Teotihuacan Writing System Cracked By Researchers Danish linguists have achieved a breakthrough that could finally solve one of archaeology’s greatest mysteries by deciphering the
The Radical John Wilkes | History Today
On 21 March 1776 the popular politician John Wilkes (1725-97) rose in a packed House of Commons to speak in favour of parliamentary reform. The
Mexico Vindicates Woman Long Blamed for Aztec Empire's Collapse
Mexico Vindicates Woman Long Blamed for Aztec Empire’s Collapse For five centuries, La Malinche has carried the burden of being labeled a traitor who facilitated
AD-X2: When US Politicians Took on Science
On the morning of 3 April 1953 employees reporting to the US National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in Washington, DC, found a bouquet of two
Amenhotep III Tomb Reopens After Two Decades of Meticulous Restoration
Amenhotep III Tomb Reopens After Two Decades of Meticulous Restoration Egypt has officially reopened one of the most significant royal tombs in the Valley of
Noah’s Ark and the Slave Trade
Most of us know the story of Noah, the Flood, and the Ark. In just four chapters of Genesis, the first book of the Bible,
The Race to Write a History of Naples
There was no love lost between rival Neapolitan authors and publishers Domenico Antonio Parrino (1642-c.1716) and Antonio Bulifon (1649-1707). Their rivalry had many sides: firstly,
Byzantine Gold Hoard Reveals Final Days of Ancient Christian City
A remarkable discovery of 97 Byzantine gold coins and exquisite jewelry has shed new light on the dramatic final chapter of an ancient Christian city
