History Shorts

We have all undoubtedly heard of the surveyors' final product; we might have even spoken of it. But did you know that the Mason-Dixon line that divided the Southerners from the Northerners was actually designed, marked, and implemented by the British - way before there ever was a United States? Enter two British Surveyors tasked with the project, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon.

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Walt Disney's visit to Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavarian Alps is often cited as a key source of inspiration for the iconic Disney Castle, which appears in the company logo and in many of the Disney theme parks. Neuschwanstein is a fairytale-like structure built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the late 19th century. The wacky story of Ludwig, however, is often forgotten - yet it is one that perhaps belongs in a fairytale - well, at least he would have hoped that it would.

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How well do you think you know the early history (not too early, though) of video games? Let us see!

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Around 2000 B.C., a group of travelers left the Sumerian city-state of Ur. According to the Old Testament of the Bible, among them was a man named Abraham and his wife Sarah. The story of Abraham would be passed down for centuries and become central to the origins of Judaism, the first of the three great monotheistic religions in world history.

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Peter speaks with Dr. Kurt Grahama, a public historian and director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.

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The Voynich Manuscript, named after Wilfrid Voynich, an antiquarian bookseller who acquired it in 1912 and is now housed at Yale University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library, is a fascinating book that contains more than 200 vellum pages of vivid, colorful illustrations and handwritten prose. There is only one problem: nobody knows what any of it means.

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Sure, Aaron Burr is today known as one of history's most mistrusted public figures. And you probably know him for his famous duel with Alexander Hamilton. But did you know that there is another, even more sinister, story concerning Mr. Burr? It begs the question, was it even possible to like Aaron Burr?

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While some men in NASA and the U.S. government in the 1950s and 1960s thought women couldn't handle space, the 13 women selected for an experimental Mercury 13 program were ready to prove them wrong.

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Tourists descend on Paris, the city of lights, by millions each year. Yet, as they take their selfies in front of the Eiffel Tower, many do not realize that deep below their feet is an extensive network of eerie and intriguing underground tunnels and chambers full of millions of human remains - unless you already got your tour ticket to check them out.

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Let's see how well you know the origins of some popular (and not all that popular anymore) foods.

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