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The Lindens view from the front.
Washington, D.C.

The Lindens

The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.
Samurai were fierceness in the front, but all business in the back.
how to

To Work Out Like a Samurai, Swing a Stick, Take a Hike—or Push Some Pencils

Japan’s feudal fighters were plenty tough. But they didn’t ditch their day jobs.
Isaac Schultz May 15, 2020
The bubonic plague killed around 10 million people in India. This photo shows a temporary hospital in 1896 or 1897.
plague

How the 1896 Bombay Plague Changed Mumbai Forever

It reshaped the city and inspired a revolutionary vaccine.
Nadia Nooreyezdan May 14, 2020
A touch of fire helped colonial Americans through many winters.
colonial america

Make a Colonial American Cocktail With Ale, Rum, and Fire

The smoky, creamy Hot Ale Flip is a testament to crude ingenuity.
Luke Fater May 13, 2020
Duchess "Charity" Quamino was renowned for her piety and her plum cake.
food

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.
List

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.
quarantine

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.
bathrooms

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.
meteorites

Found: Possibly the First Recorded Death-by-Meteorite

Call it a cold case from space.
Isaac Schultz May 8, 2020
List

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.
libraries

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.
museums

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, Oman

Nizwa Fort

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.
Archeological site of Akrotiri
List

History Tour: The Bronze Age World

Exploring the time when humankind got its act together.
Jonathan Carey April 29, 2020
Cerro Gordo by night.
quarantine

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.
food

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.
music

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