2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (11+ words) 30 Battle-Tested Weapons That Stayed in Service for Decades'AOL.com...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (870+ words) In 2024, two separate attempts were made on presidential candidate Donald Trump, underscoring how volatile modern politics can be. While such events feel shocking in the moment, assassination attempts have appeared throughout American history. From sitting presidents to major party candidates,…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (504+ words) In 1941, American scientists prepared crates for shipment and attempted to move Peking Man fossils out of China for safekeeping. Japanese forces were advancing, and the specimens were meant to reach the U.S. But the fossils did not make it. Theories include…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1058+ words) As a young lawyer, the man who would become America's third president defended freedom-seeking slaves, drafted legislation to legalize their path to liberation and even entertained the idea of doing away with slavery. Yet when rebellion erupted in France's richest…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago  (657+ words) MILWAUKEE " One of the most popular and luxurious passenger steamers of its day has been found in Lake Michigan's deep waters, searchers announced last week, more than 150 years after it sank stern-first about 20 miles off Racine, Wisconsin. Lac La Belle,…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago  (182+ words) According to legend, Putnam County Revolutionary War heroine Sybil Ludington, daughter of Col. Henry Ludington, made a 40-mile ride April 27, 1777, on horseback to warn her father's men of the incoming British threat that would culminate in the Battle Ridgefield. Although…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (408+ words) A beloved Houston museum has closed its doors " at least for now. The 1940 Air Terminal Museum announced this morning (Monday, March 2) that it has ceased operations. Located next to Hobby Airport, the 1940 Air Terminal Museum showcases Houston's aviation history. Designed…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (9+ words) A history of Halloween at the White House'AOL.com...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (387+ words) Humans were moving between Siberia and northern China far earlier than thought, according to a new study that offers a detailed new picture of East Asia's population history. Northern East Asia, which encompasses Siberia, the Mongolian Plateau and northern China,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (324+ words) Every March, St. Patrick's Day rolls around with parades, pints of Guinness, and plenty of Kelly green. But for many Irish Americans, it also brings something deeper: curiosity. Where exactly did your ancestors come from? Which county in Ireland did…...