Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship Article 19 votes
The Danish government deputized private detectorists to unearth artifacts buried in farm fields. Their finds are revealing the country's past in extraordinary detail. Article 3627 words 9 votes
The Museum of Science and Industry abruptly closed for a day last week to allow it to move “military artifacts from archival storage” Article 794 words, published Apr 9 2024 26 votes
Surprising detail in New York bank records helped a historian bust a longstanding myth about Irish immigrants Article 3099 words 15 votes
Packages seized by the Royal Navy from a Faroese cargo ship bound for Denmark during the Napoleonic Wars opened – previously hidden away in the National Archives Article 482 words 9 votes
How codebreakers decrypted a trove of long-lost letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots Article 1387 words 7 votes
New technique reveals centuries of secrets in locked letters Article 1039 words, published Mar 2 2021 4 votes
Rosa Parks' Stanford press conference recording now accessible online Article 379 words, published Dec 18 2019 5 votes
Pandemic escape: Volunteers transcribe Sally Ride’s papers, Rosa Parks’s recipes, Walt Whitman’s poems Article 1239 words 7 votes