Museum of Broken Relationships exhibit

The Museum of Broken Relationships

Located in the historic Upper Town district of Zagreb, Croatia, the Museum of Broken Relationships began as an experiment.
Black and white photograph of Queen Victoria in profile
World History

How the Media Made Queen Victoria

How nineteenth century media helped make Queen Victoria who she was.
Kenyan Scouting Association
World History

Scouting In Kenya: The Transformation

Colonialism's influence in Kenyan scouting practices.
"Bamn Automat" by User:Nricardo - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bamn_Automat.png#/media/File:Bamn_Automat.png
U.S. History

The Automated Future, and Past, of Fast Food

Automat cafeterias were the precursors of contemporary fast food restaurants.
"Nagasakibomb" by Charles Levy from one of the B-29 Superfortresses used in the attack. <a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/photos/images/ww2-163.jpg" target="_blank">National Archives image (208-N-43888)</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nagasakibomb.jpg#/media/File:Nagasakibomb.jpg" target="_blank">Public Domain via Commons</a>
Politics & Government

The Decision to Drop the A-Bomb

Questioning why the US dropped the A-bomb on Japan.
The water rises due to Hurricane Katrina
U.S. History

Disaster Myths: Katrina Ten Years Later

Looking back on Katrina.
Textured canvas with Buildings of Parliament and Big Ben tower in London UK view from Thames river.
World History

Old Smoke: London’s Famous Fog

The history of "Old Smoke", London's famous fog.
Salt flat Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia at sunrise
World History

Bolivia Plans to Mine the Salar de Uyuni for Lithium

The Salar de Uyuni, which belongs to the Altiplano of the high Andes, is a unique and important ecosystem. It’s also an enormous lithium reserve.
Sister Irene and children at New York Foundling orphanage "Children at New York Foundling cph.3a23917" by Jacob Riis - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3a23917. Licensed under Public Domain via <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Children_at_New_York_Foundling_cph.3a23917.jpg#/media/File:Children_at_New_York_Foundling_cph.3a23917.jpg" target="_blank">Wikimedia Commons</a>

Tracing Orphans in Your Ancestry

Modern-day DNA research is beginning to unlock longstanding mysteries regarding orphans.
A family eating elephant ears at a fair
U.S. History

What State Fairs Used to Mean

The historical significance of state fairs