Discovered in 1908 near the small town of Willendorf in Austria, the Venus of Willendorf is one of the most…
Author: Amusing History
The Code of Ur-Nammu: The World’s Oldest Law Code
Law is one of humanity’s greatest inventions—an agreed-upon framework to ensure order, resolve conflict, and govern society. Long before modern…
How two brave men and a balloon changed the course of human history in 1783.
For centuries, humans gazed skyward, dreaming of joining the birds in flight. From Da Vinci’s flying machines to mythological tales…