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July 9, 2026

Real-life 'Three Musketeers' mystery deepens after excavation blunder destroys key evidence

Officials say that improper archaeological work irreversibly destroyed key evidence in the search for d'Artagnan's skeleton in Maastricht, Netherlands.

July 7, 2026

1619 Project creator claims paying reparations would be admission that US existence is a 'crime'

Nikole Hannah-Jones calls reparations an admission that the "entire existence of the United States" is a crime rooted in slavery's long legacy.

July 7, 2026

Ancient cave discovery may rewrite the timeline of humanity's earliest fire use

Scientists studying South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave say they uncovered evidence suggesting early human ancestors were using and maintaining fire as many as 1.79 million years ago.

July 7, 2026

Cave discovery pushes back evidence of human ancestors using fire to 1.79M years ago

New evidence from South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave suggests early human ancestors were using fire as far back as 1.79 million years ago, researchers say.

July 6, 2026

Smithsonian's National Museum of American History promotes 'extreme political activism,' WH report alleges

A 162-page White House report accuses the National Museum of American History of ideological capture and abandoning straightforward education.

July 6, 2026

Ancient inscription revealing Christianity's clash with mysterious cult decoded by researchers

Archaeologists have deciphered an ancient inscription mentioning both Jesus Christ and Mithras at a Roman temple, written in the language Christ spoke.

July 5, 2026

Top highlights from Trump's late night July 4 address: 'No dream in history is bigger'

Trump delivered a 37-minute America 250 speech after a lightning delay, honoring Gold Star families and vowing to defeat communism forever.

July 5, 2026

Rare cannonball emerges from ground at the Alamo, likely untouched for nearly 190 years

Archaeologists uncovered a second cannonball near the Alamo Church that may have been fired during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, undisturbed for 190 years.

July 5, 2026

Americans once survived on squirrel pie, whiskey and homemade cheese after British imports dried up

Capri Cafaro, host of the new "America the Bountiful" special, reveals how colonial food production, from whiskey at Mount Vernon to squirrel pie, helped fuel independence from Britain.

July 5, 2026

Revolutionary War cannons debut at Savannah History Museum for America 250

Nineteen cannons and a dozen or so small artifacts recovered from Savannah River find a new home inside the Savannah History Museum.