Category: History

History

2005: Live 8 Goes Global

On July 2, 2005, Live 8 turned pop culture into a synchronized global broadcast across the G8 nations and South Africa.

History

The Antikythera Mechanism Was an Ancient Calculator

A corroded Greek device recovered from a shipwreck tracked astronomical cycles with complex gears.

History

The Library of Ashurbanipal Preserved Epic Literature

Clay tablets from ancient Nineveh preserved texts including versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh.