3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (196+ words) For the first time since it was originally created nearly 1,000 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry has been unveiled to the UK public at the British Museum. But what is the story behind the stitching? A king sends his brother-in-law across…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (361+ words) Today is Sept. 11. On this day in: 1789: Alexander Hamilton took the oath of office as the nation's first secretary of the treasury. President George Washington nominated his former Revolutionary War aide-de-camp, and Congress approved his appointment the same day. 1903: The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (452+ words) Today is Sept. 8. On this day in: 1504: Michelangelo's statue of David, the Biblical hero who used a slingshot to slay the giant Goliath, was unveiled to the public in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. The 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound marble…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1302+ words) Maigen Sullivan, co-founder of Invisible Histories, speaks at the Department of Archives and History on Thursday, June 15, 2023. In March 2026, the organization moved from Birmingham to Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jemma Stephenson/Alabama Reflector) Invisible Histories is a non-profit organization that researches…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (387+ words) Today is Sept. 4. On this day in: 1781: Los Angeles was established by 44 Spanish settlers as El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles (the Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels). The land was originally inhabited…...