King Tut’s tomb secrets stunned Egyptologists after 3,000 years of silence (1923) King Tut’s tomb stunned the world in 1923 — see the newspaper coverage, golden treasures and drama behind archaeology’s biggest discovery.
About the Lewis and Clark Expedition The first article here takes a look back at the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 100 years later, from 1905.
How did America get its name? Find out, plus see some of the oldest maps of the United States How did America get its name? The man from whom the continents got their names was an especially fascinating character of the late 15th century.
Find out about the polar expedition ship that got stranded for two years As incredible as it is, the first-person account below, written by polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, is really just the beginning of his story. In 1914,
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