history-and-heritage

On 21 August 1911, the Louvre Museum in Paris discovered that the Mona Lisa had been stolen, triggering a high-profile investigation that captivated the world. The painting was...

The First African Baptist Church on Cumberland Island is among the earliest documented African American congregations in coastal Georgia and an enduring symbol of faith, communi...

The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 15 April 1912, after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from...

The real picture of the Titanic refers to the authenticated photographs, newsreels, and footage that document the ship, its construction, launch, and aftermath, versus later rec...

The largest shipwreck treasure ever found, by both precious metal value and physical yield, is the cargo of the Spanish frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, sunk in 1804 and...

The Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, remain defining symbols of post–Civil War wealth, architectural ambition, and social rivalry. Built roughly between the 1870s...

High-resolution photographs and sonar maps of the Titanic wreck document the state of the site more than a century after the sinking in 1912. These images, produced by expeditio...

Fort Bridger began as a private trading post in 1842 and evolved into a critical waypoint on the overland trails and, later, a U.S. Army fort. Located in present-day southwester...

Edward John Smith was the commanding officer of the White Star Line’s RMS Titanic, a veteran mariner with more than 40 years of experience. Known for discipline and caution, h...

The RMS Titanic sits in two major pieces on the deep-sea floor of the North Atlantic, approximately 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) beneath the surface. The site is located about 370...