Historian Fernando Souza is using Twitter to trace the events of 1812 and the French invasion of Russia—in real time.
On Oct 25, 2012 by Kris Holt
With the Google Cultural Institute, the search giant is taking on the task of digitizing thousands of significant historical documents. Exhibits range from Asian emperors to South African apartheid.
On Oct 10, 2012 by Aja Romano
Also in today's Reddit Digest: the great grilled cheese debate, the most tragic figures in history, and magic mushrooms.
On Oct 9, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Also in today's Reddit Digest: How it feels to cut from the NFL, the history of Reddit, and grammar nazis
On Sep 14, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Peruse the origins of Internet technologies, companies, and memes at a glance on this new Timeline.
On Aug 28, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
One year and more than 600 GIFs later, the Tumblr artist collective known as Mr. GIF has helped make the image format cool again.
On Aug 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
This four-minute medley offers a timeline of love songs that starts in 1955 and ends in 2010, to hilarious effect.
On Jul 25, 2012 by Lindsey Weber
Remix artists Reverse Enginears deliver a nostalgic trip through PC gaming history, using nothing but remixed audio and video from the games themselves.
On Jul 19, 2012 by Jay Hathaway
One guitarist, one video, and 100 instantly recognizable rock riffs.
On Jul 2, 2012 by Jay Hathaway
Unearth the mysteries of the past with this LiveJournal community.
On Jun 15, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
With only 365 days in a year and thousands of years of recorded history, there's a good chance something important has happened on your birthday. Canvas users celebrated their birthday events with drawings.
On May 25, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Also in today's Reddit Digest, butt-wiping through history (seriously) and how we smell in stereo.
On May 24, 2012 by Kevin Morris
That was predicatable.
On May 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Andy Gray helps you recall your favorite moments in sports history—even if you weren't alive yet.
On Apr 11, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Twitter account gives you the chance to relive history in real time.
On Apr 2, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini