A sculpture recognizing a spontaneous gesture of affection towards the slain president vanished into thin air more than half a century ago. Here’s the story of how it was just recently rediscovered.
On the first Monday in March, Pulaski Day festivities at Chicago's Polish Museum of America honored the "Father of American Cavalry," 280 years after his birth
"Salome," a one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright, terrified the Victorian public with its provocative depiction of a teenage girl whose lust for a man quickly morphs into bloodlust
In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children thought the toy looked "too much like a rat," and it sold poorly
Theaters from Washington to Florida and Massachusetts to Arizona show silent films accompanied by live music played on elaborate theater organs
Behind the dreamy scenery of the HBO show’s latest location lurks an explosive story of Thailand’s involvement in the conflict and a sunken Japanese tanker
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th century
Once a part of marriage proposals, maritozzi are making a comeback in Italy and around the world
A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other odors
The bold staging of Shakespeare's classic helped make Harlem a home for "serious" theater
Wayne Martin Belger set out to make indelible photos of a mystical site on the Navajo Nation. First he needed to relearn how to walk
A newly available memoir reveals a tender, private side of the global celebrity
An aerospace engineer has invented an appliance that can whip up quiches, pizzas and more in a zero-gravity environment
"Citizen Kane" was a titanic achievement in film but failed to be recognized as such until years later
In the Arizona desert, researchers are learning so much more about the peoples who have inhabited this land since antiquity
The display of exquisite samurai armor in Oklahoma highlights the importance of aesthetics to Japan's famed fighters
Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Theme From New York, New York” still raises spirits through challenging times and marks joyous occasions 45 years after its release
The 200-year-old tile game is popping up in clubs, hotels and parties as a way for Gen Zers and millennials to connect
While working as a porter, Alfred L. Cralle witnessed how hard it was to serve ice cream cones one-handed. He saved the day with his mold and disher tool, patented on this day in 1897
Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for centuries