Historic Photo: Native American ice-cutting crew in winter, 1880s.
If you wanted ice cream in the Victorian era, you had people like this to thank for it.
Sean Munger
My journey with “The Martian Chronicles”: a terrible but nostalgic bit of TV science fiction.
This terrible 1980 show at least gets one thing right: humanity doesn't deserve another planet to screw up like we have this one.
“Bloody Sunday’s” Father Gapon: the agent who provocateured too much.
The story of a priest mixed up in the Russian Revolution demonstrates just how confusing history can sometimes be.
Reluctantly remembered: the strange historical odyssey of the Führerbunker.
The remains of the concrete tomb where Hitler blew his brains out are a fascinating but uncomfortable artifact of history.
A bad day at the races: The legacy of the Nika riots.
How a riot involving sports hooligans came to have a material legacy that's lasted nearly 1500 years.
Historic Painting: “Prussian Troops with French Prisoners” by Christian Sell, 1875.
This picture romanticizes the brief but pivotal conflict between Prussia and France, which upended European politics.
Freezing in Montreal: The Great Ice Storm of 1998.
How 8 days of ice reduced some of Canada's largest cities to apocalyptic ghost towns out of a science fiction movie.