HOOP, there it is! What’s bigger than a T. rex, at least according to New Yorkers at the American Museum of Natural History? The New York Knicks‘ NBA Championship trophy, a 29-pound hunk of hard-won metal that will soon go on display at the Upper West Side landmark. Starting this Monday, July 27, the NBA’s … Read more
Pop quiz! “The Odyssey” hits theaters on July 17, and director Christopher Nolan is bringing the 3,000-year-old Greek epic to the big screen in a project that cost over $250 million to make — marking the first feature film shot entirely on IMAX cameras. With a star-studded cast, award-winning director and an already striking 96% … Read more
LA’s one-of-a-kind landmark may be focused on the Ice Age, but the prehistoric relic needs an update. La Brea Tar Pits, an active paleontological research site in Hancock Park, Los Angeles where discoveries are made daily, is undergoing a two-year transformation. The Ice Age Fossil Site digs fossils in the heart of L.A. for visitors … Read more
Matt Damon rearranged his travel plans so he wouldn’t miss one of the biggest moments in Boston sports history. The Oscar-winning actor recently recalled racing home from Europe during the filming of “Syriana” so he could watch the Boston Red Sox begin their historic 2004 World Series run after the team defeated the New York Yankees in the American … Read more
Two adorable little girls dressed in frilly white — the elder wearing a blue sash, the younger sporting a pink one — are captured by the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in a moment of innocence nearly 150 years ago. In the 1881 Impressionist masterpiece “Pink and Blue,” familiar from innumerable postcards, jigsaw puzzles, and art prints, … Read more
It’s a real battle of the bulge. The iconic Bayeux Tapestry was returned home to the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years, calling attention to a long-running debate over how many penises are depicted in this magnum opus. The 230-foot artifact, which was woven in the UK in the 11th century but … Read more
Archaeologists have uncovered a cannonball that may have been fired during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo — just three months after making a similar rare discovery. The cannonball was discovered on June 2. The Alamo Trust, the nonprofit organization that oversees the Alamo Mission, announced the discovery on June 16. It was found outside the northeast corner … Read more
Could modern technology help solve the 2,600-year-old mystery of the Lost Ark of the Covenant? Archeologist Chris McKinny believes so, and unlike Indiana Jones, he’s not making it up as he goes along. “I’m not just grabbing a shovel and going to Jerusalem to dig for treasure,” he says. McKinny, an associate professor at the … Read more
They’re partying like it’s 1776. While most will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday this weekend with sizzling BBQs and firework displays — Jack, 74, and Celeste Sherry, 71, will be donning 18th-century attire, role-playing as Benjamin and Deborah Read Franklin. The West Nyack couple has spent the majority of their 48-year marriage participating in Revolutionary … Read more
This summer, Americans from sea to shining sea (and everywhere in between) are embracing our nation’s history. And if you’re searching for a stay in the heart of America the Beautiful, look no further than a truly old-school inn. From major political milestones to pop culture moments, hotels have seen it all, and the National … Read more
Italy on Tuesday put on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting, panels from a tomb that it acquired for $17 million in the Culture Ministry’s buying spree of big-ticket pieces of the country’s cultural heritage. The ministry announced in May that it had acquired the fresco panels, dating from the 4th century, from … Read more
America’s 250th birthday is right around the corner — a celebration the country has excitedly been preparing for all year. The last time the U.S. was this excited for a 4th of July celebration was half a century ago, when America celebrated its 200th anniversary of independence. The 1976 Bicentennial is remembered with nostalgia for … Read more
When Americans think of the beverage that fueled the American Revolution, they usually picture black tea — but it turns out that green tea was just as popular. The Founding Fathers and their contemporaries drank both types of tea, Bruce Richardson, the Kentucky-based founder of Elmwood Inn Fine Teas, told Fox News Digital. British subjects “were … Read more
The ferry broke down at exactly the wrong moment for everyone except Henry Ford. On June 8, 1909, two stripped-down Ford Model Ts rolled onto a little wooden ferry at Glasgow, Mo., and crossed the Missouri River. The cars were filthy, the men inside them were running on fumes, and a Boston-built Shawmut was closing … Read more
One New Yorker is proving the city’s past is just a business card away. After stumbling upon a dusty Rolodex at an Upper East Side estate sale, Mari Huang, 31, has turned a stranger’s curated collection of business cards into a heartwarming nostalgia rabbit hole — tracking down old-school NYC shops, performers and neighborhood gems … Read more
For more than 500 years, Venus’ sideways glance has sparked endless debate. Now, scientists believe Sandro Botticelli wasn’t taking artistic license at all in his iconic “Birth of Venus” painting. The legendary artist may have faithfully painted the subtle signs of the devastating illness that killed his muse decades before modern medicine could explain it. … Read more
The Sagrada Familia basilica features sandcastle-like spires, stone carved to look like lush flora, a kaleidoscopic interior and a trove of treasures, some hiding in plain sight. Even regular worshippers at Barcelona’s world-famous landmark find themselves dumbstruck with wonder. Josep Turull, the Catalan rector of the Sagrada Familia and the priest in charge of its parish activities, … Read more
Stand clear of the closing doors, please — the Miss Subways pageant has just crowned a new queen of the rails. Abby Fantastic, a 40-year-old burlesque performer/native New Yorker based in East Flatbush, sashayed to victory Friday night when she represented the “A line” at NYC’s annual, fun-filled palooza, held at Coney Island USA’s Sideshows … Read more
A round of beer seems like an appropriate way to celebrate America’s upcoming 250th birthday — especially when it’s inspired by the original recipe of President George Washington himself. To commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence — and as part of their “250 Years: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” programming — … Read more
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