Bruno Mars reaches historic feat with 2010 debut album
Bruno Mars has officially joined music royalty despite publicly admitting he can’t stand one of the songs that…
Stars, inventors, and a fair to remember — Oct. 29, 1915
A scene from the film Fatty and Mabel go to the San Diego Exposition. (Photo courtesy of The…
Rebecca Howland’s textile art depicts pollution and ecological disasters like the Centralia mine fire
Two bright blue rivers run across a desolate scene in the “Toxicological Tablecloth.” The massive linen spread, measuring…
“Aquí en Chicago” was inspired by a protest of the museum
When 89-year-old Alfonso Quiroz saw his old workman’s lunchbox on display at the Chicago History Museum’s new “Aquí…
Doctor who walked L.A.’s perimeter has a prescription: Escape your own neighborhood
Dr. Roy Meals, a longtime hand surgeon, likes to move his feet. He has climbed mountains and he…
Hidden pathogens uncovered in Napoleon’s doomed Russian invasion
DNA from Napoleon’s ill-fated 1812 army reveals what likely led to the soldiers’ demise Updated: 9:34 PM CDT…
Sinking of SS United States, the ship docked in South Philly for 3 decades, to be livestreamed
The sinking of the SS United States can be seen without taking a trip to Florida. Okaloosa County…
Hidden pathogens uncovered in Napoleon’s doomed Russian invasion
DNA from Napoleon’s ill-fated 1812 army reveals what likely led to the soldiers’ demise Updated: 10:34 PM EDT…
Lt. Gov. Patrick demands Alamo Trust CEO resign over dissertation views on site history
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday called for the president of the Alamo Trust, which manages the historic…
Ken Burns on ‘The American Revolution’ and PBS Cuts
Ken Burns and I have just met at Bowling Green, the tiny park at the bottom tip of…