Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States. Harrison, born on Aug. 20, 1833, was from North Bend, Ohio, about 15 miles outside Cincinnati. Harrison studied at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and graduated in 1852. Upon graduation, he went to Indianapolis, where he practiced law and campaigned for the Republican Party. In...
Researchers made an exciting discovery during a dive in Bulgaria’s Chengene Skele Bay in the Black Sea when they found over 100 ancient glass objects. The June 2024 discovery was made by a team from the National History Museum, led by professor Ivan Histrov, according to a translated Facebook post by the Burgas Regional History...
The newest discovery in the ancient city of Pompeii details the final moments of a man and a woman before the city of Pompeii was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius. During the excavations of Region IX, Insula 10, in Pompeii, the skeletal remains of a man and a woman were found, according to a press release...
Earlier this year, Minnesota scrapped its historical state flag and replaced it with a new, more “inclusive” one. “Our [previous] flag is problematic,” said vice president hopeful and current Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who led an expedited, 17-person commission to remove an image of a farmer and a Native American from the flag and replace...
Amid the slew of recent artwork which has captivated his audience day-over-day consecutively for a week, Banksy – the elusive illustrator – has sparked wonder among fans who are shape-shifting the elucidation behind his murals in the comment section of his social media posts. Though the unknown artist has previously been caught costumed on camera,...
President Richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president, announced he would be resigning from the office on this day in history, Aug. 8, 1974. In a speech delivered to the nation from the Oval Office, Nixon said his resignation would go into effect “at noon tomorrow.” On August 9, Gerald Ford would assume the presidency as...
Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments, an organization dedicated to the protection of ancient artifacts in Poland, revealed the discovery of various treasures, including silver coins, and among them was an Ancient Roman counterfeit cache. An organization referred to as the “Group of Explorers” stumbled upon coins, fibules, knives and various types of tools using metal...
APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz! The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current news and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week’s quiz includes the unique history behind wartime state lines. It also features American grapevines that saved...
Esteemed equestrian Olympians competing at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France, are putting the finishing touches on competitions on the same grounds French royalty, including King Louis XIV, Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, among others, once inhabited before the fall of the monarchy. Around the gardens of Château de Versailles, otherwise known...
Sometimes, a simple scroll can turn into a miraculous discovery. That was the case for British art historian Adam Busiakiewicz, who was scrolling through X when he noticed something that stood out to him. Hanging in the corner of a room of Warwick, England’s Shire Hall was a portrait of King Henry VIII. “[Tim Cox,...
