Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree in 2011.
The Christmas You Know is Barely 200 Years Old
Noah Bonnell
A Thanksgiving Tragedy: The Story of “New England’s Titanic”
This Thursday, families across New England will sit down at their dining tables to celebrate Thanksgiving and mark the beginning of the holiday season. Some will have spent all day cooking; others will have fought […]
Here’s What Was Erased When the East Wing Was Ripped Down
Lately, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has been looking a bit lopsided. Like an airplane missing a wing, or a broken tooth in a perfect smile, the building maintains an awkward stance after President Trump tore the East […]
Behind the Sparkle: The Women Who Wore France’s Stolen Crown Jewels
For a week and a half, the world has been captivated by the daring Louvre heist that occurred on October 19 when four thieves broke into the Parisian museum and former royal […]
Missing Maine Ship Found After Nearly 100 Years
In January of 1929, a fishing vessel owned by the Portland Trawling Company vanished with her entire crew and was never heard from again. Marine workers for the New Jersey-based company Atlantic […]
What Is a Seawolf? No, Really
A sea wolf standing on the shoreline.
Lost History: Priceless Bracelet from Pharaoh Amenemope’s Tomb Destroyed for Scrap
A priceless bracelet belonging to Pharoah Amenemope vanished from the restoration labs of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo last month. The bracelet, which was made of gold and featured a lapis lazuli bead, […]
Old Thom: The Gulf of Maine’s Loner Orca
Orcas are instinctively very social creatures which live in pods that range in number from a few whales up to twenty or more. But, as in every place where life thrives, there […]
Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Finally Gets the Spotlight
The ship built in the Titanic’s shadow now moves center stage Everyone knows the story of Titanic, the ship that famously sank in April of 1912 during her maiden voyage from Southampton, […]
Historic Discovery of Monumental Roman Tomb in Albania
Photograph credit: https://pixabay.com/ A monumental Roman tomb has been unearthed in Bulqiza, Albania. The tomb was discovered after a group of locals located a mass of unusually placed large stones which they […]
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