The New York City Draft/Race Riots and “Gangs of New York” (Repost).
On July 13, 1863, the worst episode of racial violence in American history turned New York into a charnel house.
The Verge
A bug-free summer and its ominous implications.
Notice fewer insects around this summer? Yeah, there's a reason for that, and it's terrifying.
Whaling in the 19th century, by the numbers: A quantitative look at maritime history.
Take a look at a genuine list of all the stuff the operators of New Bedford's whaling fleet bought in 1858 to outfit their ships.
Sweltering in the Old World: The European heat wave of 2003.
A horrifying heat wave in Europe in 2003 killed as many people as the Hiroshima bomb.
The legacy of Watergate in 2026: Does it still mean anything?
Does the vast scale of more recent Presidential wrongdoing mean Nixon's scandal is irrelevant?
Interiors: Crew quarters aboard the Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien.
This room shows that, in addition to being a museum piece, this is also a functional ship.
Research rabbit holes and drunk archaeologists: The making of my KV35 Egyptian tomb video.
Sometimes "doing history" is perfectly infuriating. Even then, it's kind of fun.