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Digs - Paper Trail - Oct09

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

A chance discovery of police archives may reveal the fate of tens of thousands of people who disappeared in Guatemala's civil war

On the March - Terra Cotta Soldiers

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

A traveling exhibition of China's terra cotta warriors sheds new light on the ruler whose tomb they guarded

Monumental Mission

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:10:06 GMT

Assigned to find art looted by the Nazis, Western Allied forces faced an incredible challenge

Czar Treasures From the East

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:26:21 GMT

A trove of spectacular objects from the Kremlin’s collection highlights Ottoman opulence

Raiders or Traders? - Viking

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

A replica Viking vessel sailing the North Sea has helped archaeologists figure out what the stalwart Norsemen were really up to

Preserving the World’s Most Important Artifacts

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:59:22 GMT

The Memory of World Register lists over 800 historic manuscripts, maps, films and more to help raise funds for preservation

Jewel of the Jungle

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Traveling through Cambodia, our writer details the history and archaeology of Angkor's ancient temples

Indelible Images - Dancing for Mao - May09

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

A photograph of a 5-year-old girl made her famous in China—and haunted the man who took it

Indelible Images: Comrades and Arms

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:08:32 GMT

When Fidel Castro asked for a show of hands in support of his new policies, an American journalist captured the response

This Month in History - Nov09

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Momentous or Merely Memorable

Destination Asia-Cixi

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:07:55 GMT

The concubine who became China’s last empress

Decade by Decade

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:33:32 GMT

Explore some of the most significant achievements made by women in the past century

Bingham's List

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT

As Jews in France tried to flee the Nazi occupation, Harry Bingham, an American diplomat, sped them to safety

In Damascus, Restoring Beit Farhi and the City’s Jewish Past

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:47:22 GMT

An architect works to restore the grand palace of Raphael Farhi, one of the most powerful men in the Ottoman world

This Month in History - July09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

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April Anniversaries - Apr09

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT

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March Anniversaries - March09

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT

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February Anniversaries - Feb09

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT

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Rewriting History in Great Britain

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:36:19 GMT

Recently uncovered documents in the British archives reveal dark secrets from World War II. One problem: they are forgeries

Samarra Rises

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT

In Iraq, the restoration of the shattered Mosque of the Golden Dome brings together Sunnis and Shiites in an unlikely alliance

November Anniversaries - Nov 08

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT

In Iraq, the restoration of the shattered Mosque of the Golden Dome brings together Sunnis and Shiites in an unlikely alliance

September Anniversaries 08

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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March Anniversaries 2008

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:59:26 GMT

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December Anniversaries - 08

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The Great White Hope, Beethoven, and more...

January Anniversaries - Jan09

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT

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August 08 Anniversaries

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:43:14 GMT

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October Anniversaries 08

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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June Anniversaries 2008

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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July Anniversaries 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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May Anniversaries 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT

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April Anniversaries 2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:04:17 GMT

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February Anniversaries 2008

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:14:47 GMT

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Before the Revolution

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Socialites and celebrities flocked to Cuba in the 1950s

Ike at D-Day

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:12:39 GMT

The rain he worried about. The Camel cigarettes he chain-smoked. The letter he wrote in case of failure. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's defining moment comes to life in an excerpt from Michael Korda's best-selling new biography.

A Brief History of the St. Bernard Rescue Dog

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:15:43 GMT

The canine's evolution from hospice hound to household companion

A Brief History of Scotland Yard

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:46:34 GMT

Investigating London's famous police force and some of its most infamous cases

A Brief History of the Amber Room

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the room that once symbolized peace was stolen by Nazis then disappeared for good

World History

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:39:38 GMT

Dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the room that once symbolized peace was stolen by Nazis then disappeared for good

Conquering Everest

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:52:42 GMT

A history of climbing the world's tallest mountain

When Portugal Ruled the Seas

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The country's global adventurism in the 16th century linked continents and cultures as never before, as a new exhibition makes clear

This Month in History - Oct09

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

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Five Rescuers of Those Threatened by the Holocaust

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Righteous good Samaritans came from across the world to save Jews and others from concentration camps

This Month in History - Sept09

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT

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This Month in History - Aug09

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT

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June Anniversaries - Jun09

Tue, 19 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT

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May Anniversaries - May09

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

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