Nazi U-Boats Weren’t Sinking These Ships — The Steel Itself Was.

By the early 1940s, something was wrong with the Liberty ships — the mass-produced cargo vessels keeping Britain supplied during the Second World War. They were splitting apart in half, sometimes in port, sometimes at sea, in freezing North Atlantic water. No collision. No enemy fire. No warning. N

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A Celebration of Records: The Paris Olympics and Babe Ruth’s 500th, August 11th

On the same calendar date 95 years apart, two moments celebrated the same thing: records. In 2024 the Paris Olympics closed with a ceremony built around athletic achievement. In 1929 Babe Ruth became the first player ever to hit 500 home runs. This is History by the Day for August 11th. #HistoryB

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Justice delayed is still Justice

Some cases take years. Some take decades. This video looks at six long-running alleged crimes — Al Capone, Bernie Madoff, Dennis Rader (BTK), R. Kelly, Larry Nassar, and John Geoghan/Boston Archdiocese — and what actually broke each case open after years of delay. Not every case gets this ending. B

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Who am I?

Her research helped win a Royal Society medal. She wasn’t allowed to attend the celebration dinner — because she was a woman. She kept working. Years later, large vessels were cracking apart in freezing water with no warning, and engineers blamed the builders. They were wrong. She discovered a temp

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Houses of Knowledge: The Louvre and the Smithsonian, August 10th in History

On the same calendar date 53 years apart, two of the world’s great public institutions were born. In 1793 a king’s palace opened its doors as an art museum in Paris. In 1846 a stranger’s gift built a home for knowledge in Washington. This is History by the Day for August 10th. HASHTAGS: #Histo

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She Was Only Let Into College If Her Admission “Wouldn’t Count”

Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman ever admitted to a major American technical university. They only let her in after she agreed, in writing, that her admission wouldn’t count as a precedent for any other woman. She earned a second degree with highest honors. When it came time for a doctor

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She Was Only Let Into College If Her Admission “Wouldn’t Count”

I was the first woman ever admitted to a major American technical university. They only let me in after I agreed, in writing, that my admission wouldn’t count as a precedent for any other woman. I earned a second degree with highest honors. When it came time for a doctorate, the university refused

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Her Half-Brother Vanished Without a Trace

Her half-brother ruled one of the great empires of the medieval world — and ruled it erratically. He banned foods he found personally irritating. He persecuted entire religious communities without warning or reason. He was, by the accounts of his own era, increasingly unpredictable and dangerous, e

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Reaching new heights

Tomorrow workers begin building a tower that will take two centuries to finish nearly seven centuries later a machine is invented to climb straight up in seconds same date six hundred eighty six years apart two ways of reaching upward new episode every day HASHTAGS: #HistoryByTheDay #OnThis

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Reaching New Heights: Mont Blanc and Pioneer Venus 2, August 8th in History

On the same calendar date 192 years apart, two firsts reached places no one had touched before. In 1786 two climbers stood atop the Alps for the first time. In 1978 a probe launched toward the clouds of Venus. This is History by the Day for August 8th. HASHTAGS: #HistoryByTheDay #OnThisDay

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Judge Said Prove It. DOJ Couldn’t. | Just Wondering

A federal judge ordered the DOJ to prove that redacted names in the Epstein files belong to victims. Their proof accidentally redacted Epstein's own email. The judge wasn't convinced — and now he's suggesting some of those redacted names might be protecting perpetrators, not victims.

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Abigail Fillmore Was Her Husband’s Teacher (Literally) | Vibes vs Verifiable Fac

Everyone forgets Abigail Fillmore. But before she was First Lady, she was Millard Fillmore’s schoolteacher — he was her teenage student, still learning to read. She kept working after marriage, built the White House’s first real library, and died just weeks after leaving office. Vibes vs Verifiable

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Who am I?

Her half-brother ruled one of the great empires of the medieval world — and ruled it erratically. He banned foods he found personally irritating. He persecuted entire religious communities without warning or reason. He was, by the accounts of his own era, increasingly unpredictable and dangerous, e

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She Built a Ship in Secret and Sailed Away From Everything

By the time she was middle-aged, she had lost her husband, her father, and her son. She was living in hostile territory, in a region torn by constant conflict, with no male relatives left to protect her position or her wealth. Rivals were already circling. Most people in her situation would have lo

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Chasing the Horizon: The Kon-Tiki and Explorer 6, August 7th in History

On the same calendar date 12 years apart, two journeys pushed the limits of human curiosity. In 1947 a raft crossed the Pacific on ropes and logs. In 1959 a satellite left Earth to look back at it. This is History by the Day for August 7th. HASHTAGS: #HistoryByTheDay #OnThisDay #KonTiki

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Who am I?

By the time she was middle-aged, she had lost her husband, her father, and her son. She was living in hostile territory, in a region torn by constant conflict, with no male relatives left to protect her position or her wealth. Rivals were already circling. Most people in her situation would have lo

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Two Thousand Years Later, Kitchens and Chemistry Labs Still Use that Equipment

Somewhere in Alexandria, between the first and third centuries, a woman built a machine that could distill liquids using three separate arms of copper tubing. She called it the tribikos. It is still used in chemistry laboratories today, virtually unchanged. She built another device — an airtight ch

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Even If Every Strike of a Spade Costs a Coin of Gold

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Two Thousand Years Later, Kitchens and Chemistry Labs Still Use Equipment That C

Somewhere in Alexandria, between the first and third centuries, a woman built a machine that could distill liquids using three separate arms of copper tubing. She called it the tribikos. It is still used in chemistry laboratories today, virtually unchanged. She built another device — an airtight ch

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Even If Every Strike of a Spade Costs a Coin of Gold

On her fifth pilgrimage to Mecca, she saw people dying of thirst. She was one of the wealthiest women in the Islamic world, married to the most powerful ruler of her age. She could have looked away. Instead she commissioned one of the largest infrastructure projects of the medieval world, funded en

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