At Arlington Hall, women on the Venona Project exploited a Soviet cipher flaw to expose Cold War spies, a secret that remained hidden for decades.

The Bank of England’s decision to jettison historical figures, like Winston Churchill, from its banknotes and feature British ...

He had read a book about the Nazi occupation of Denmark and wanted to show the ''deepest respect and appreciation''.

Seventh graders at Boulder’s Southern Hills Middle School want to help the school community visualize the Holocaust by creating art projects based on books they’re reading in language arts. Language ...

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Was the victim a misunderstood savant? Or connected to organized crime? There’s only one clue, and it can’t be solved.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation rejected numerous personalized license plate requests in 2025. PennDOT's guidelines prohibit plates that are profane, lewd, obscene, or misleading to law ...

For over six centuries, the Voynich Manuscript has resisted every attempt at translation. Cryptographers, linguists, codebreakers — even modern AI — have all failed. Some say it’s Hebrew. Others say ...

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L-R: Margot Robbie in 'Wuthering Heights,' Matt Damon in 'The Odyssey' and Ryan Gosling in 'Project Hail Mary' Warner Bros, Universal, Amazon MGM Many books will provide backbone to both theatrical ...

Several best-selling books will make way for returning TV shows and new ones in 2026. One of the first major arrivals in January was A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R. R. Martin’s The ...