Dark Roasted Blend takes a look at the history of the Wall of Death, a staple of amusement parks...

This extensive collection of photographs of New York City starts at around 120 years ago and includes aerial mapping shots, news photos, and work by many acclaimed photographers. This picture shows Times Square as it w...

A recently identified portrait of William Shakespeare, if genuine, would be the only true likeness we have of The Bard. The popular face of Shakespeare that we know was taken from a woodcut by Martin Droeshout that was p...

It was a terrible time and difficult for us to i...  ...most destructive sieges of major cities in modern history

Video games came out in 1972, when Pong debuted,...  ...t and ten other hi-tech machines that have a long history behind them. Link

What if microblogging platform Twitter had been available in the distant past? Sharinator has a sample of Twitter feeds from an ape-man, a caveman, Julius Caesar, and Hitler, plus on from the future! Link -via Digg...

Baron Karl Christian Ludwig von Drais de Sauerbrun of Germany patented a two-wheeled foot-driven vehicle on February 17th, 1818. It had no pedals, gears, or brakes. His invention was inspired by the shortage of horses, b...

From ancient to postmodern, these spiral staircases span the spectrum from wonderfully worn to pristinely perfect. Warning: viewing so many in a row from above can have a dizzying impact on the onlooker. Don't trip! Wat...

When in school you may have been told that it was...  ...educated slave and mistress, had a part in it?The History Bluff thinks so. (Pictured is the son Thomas J...  ...er).LinkFrom the Upcoming ueue, submitted by The History Bluff. Update 2/12/09 - Caveat lector (reader...  ...date 2/12/09 - Caveat lecto...

The story of where the desk in the Oval Office came from is more intricate and exciting than you ever imagined. In 1845, famed explorer Sir John Franklin set out in the Terror and Erebus to discover the Northwest Passa...