Skylab was the first and only American space station to date (I'm not counting the International Space Station because of the cooperation of the 15 other countries in addition to the United States). It suffered from being stuck between two eras; the era of moon exploration...
Born on July 10, 1856, Nikola Tesla was quite possibly one of the greatest inventors in modern history. Originally from Serbia, Tesla emigrated to the United States in 1884, where he became an employee of Thomas Edison. The two would become rivals over differences of...
Charles Drew was an African-American physician who pioneered the field of blood transfusions and in many eyes "invented" the blood bank. I put invented in quotation marks, because a blood bank is an idea, and there were already methods of blood storage, but Drew's research...
[caption id="attachment_2268" align="alignright" width="196" caption="Alfred Nobel"] [/caption] Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1833, Nobel was the third son of wealthy industrialist Immanuel Nobel. Immanuel Nobel invented the rotary lathe used in plywood manufacturing...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Image by funadium via Flickr"] [/caption] The folks over at humor site Cracked are giving medical journals a run for their money with their latest post, as they chronicle the stories of 7 individuals who under normal...
[caption id="attachment_1181" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="Courtesy of Ben Chau on Flickr"] [/caption] Remember when swine flu was the only thing anyone would talk about? Swine flu was going to kill everyone and then we would be reduced to a post-apolcalyptic...
This is the final story in a five-part series comparing the theory of evolution with the theory of intelligent design. In honor of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, EverythingIsHistory.com has invited writer Tomo Albanese to share his experience of discussing the origins...
This is the fourth in a five-part series comparing the theory of evolution with the theory of intelligent design. In honor of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, EverythingIsHistory.com has invited writer Tomo Albanese to share his experience of discussing the origins of...
For today's headline, EverythingIsHistory.com will focus on Charles Darwin, the father of modern evolutionary theory. Today is also Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday (born on the same day as Darwin), so happy birthday to the 16th president of the U.S. as well. We will...
