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From detecting lost cities of the Amazon to tracing our history with Neanderthals, these were among 2024’s most fascinating discoveries.
8 Intriguing Archaeology Discoveries of 2024 - HISTORY
Dec 19, 2024 · From detecting lost cities of the Amazon to tracing our history with Neanderthals, these were among 2024's most fascinating discoveries.
The 1875 Expedition That Found the Deepest Part of the Ocean
Jan 3, 2025 · HISTORY Vault: How the Earth Was Made When it comes to construction, nothing compares to Mother Nature. Discover the building blocks of the planet we call home.
The Origins of 6 Classic Christmas Songs - HISTORY
Nov 20, 2024 · On Christmas Eve, 1906, “O Holy Night” made history as one of the first songs played in a radio broadcast. “What began as a simple French carol has become a universal hymn, a song of ...
The Rise and Rapid Fall of the First US Department of Education
Dec 4, 2024 · Both the rise and short-lived nature of the first federal Department of Education were fueled largely by the politics surrounding Reconstruction efforts to rebuild the South after the war, which ...
How Many Died in the Revolutionary War? - HISTORY
Sep 12, 2023 · “About one percent of the population died in the war,” explains Michael Patrick Cullinane, a professor of history at Dickinson State University in North Dakota. “That would be the equivalent ...
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Native American History Timeline. Long before Christopher Columbus stepped foot on what would come to be known as the Americas, the expansive territory was inhabited by Native Americans.
What Are the Origins of ‘Yacht Rock’? - HISTORY
Dec 2, 2024 · “Fusing softer rock with jazz and R&B, very polished production, and being centered around that studio musician culture in Southern California in the late '70s and early …
6 of the Earliest Known Cave Dwellings - HISTORY
Dec 4, 2024 · Pre‑History 6 of the Earliest Known Cave Dwellings Early human ancestors used these spaces for shelter, but also in ways that are hard to decipher—like the mysterious stalagmite circles at ...
7 Major Civil War Battles - HISTORY
Mar 5, 2021 · The American Civil War is one of the most studied and dissected events in our history—but what you don't know may surprise you. WATCH NOW By: Patrick J. Kiger