History

Past events, eras, and historical context.

Black-and-white photograph of Japanese billiards champion Masako Katsura standing at a billiards table during a 1952 World Three-Cushion Billiards Tournament appearance in San Francisco. She wears a satin dress, holds a cue diagonally across her body, and looks focused while spectators sit in the dim background.
BilliardsJapanese

How Masako Katsura Became the First Lady of Billiards and Changed the Sport Forever

diseasesEncephalitis lethargica

Encephalitis Lethargica Was the 20th Century Sleeping Plague That Trapped Patients in Their Own Bodies

A cropped detail from Ambrosius Bosschaert's 1624 painting showing the Viceroy tulip, a yellow flower with red streaks that was among the most prized varieties during Tulip Mania
First financial bubble in historyspeculative trading

Tulip Mania is a Strange Story of When a Flower Cost More Than a House

Voynich Manuscript
Voynich ManuscriptWilfrid Voynich

The Voynich Manuscript is a Strange Medieval Book That Nobody Has Been Able to Read for More Than 100 Years

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