In Michelle Miller's final look this week at pillars of New Orleans' style, the correspondent delves into the centuries-old Carnival tradition of Black Masking.

British researchers have discovered that a ‘copy’ of Magna Carta owned by Harvard Law School is in fact an extraordinarily rare original from 1300.

Lesley Judd interviews Otto Frank - the father of Anne Frank - who has made a special visit to Britain to show Blue Peter viewers his daughter's original diaries. Valerie Singleton, meanwhile, reports from Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam on the story behi...

A History of the Most Covered Song in the World

You've probably heard of the Trojan war. Of the epic battle between the Trojans and the Greeks, the latter of whom ultimately win the 10-year-war thanks to the cunning use of a massive wooden horse. But why did this war take place at all? Why did Paris ab...

Have you ever wondered how the greatest sunken treasure in history was uncovered? In 1622, the Spanish galleon Atocha was lost to a hurricane, taking with it half a billion dollars' worth of gold, silver, and emeralds. In this video, we take you through t...

"Black Betty"—a song with a past as rich and tangled as a kudzu vine on a Southern backroad. Let's dive into its storied history.

Long before Beethoven shook Europe with his symphonies, before Mozart dazzled the courts of Vienna, there stood a man whose sword was as sharp as his symphonies—Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

Ah, fast fashion — the glittering mirage in the desert of consumerism. It looks chic, it feels trendy, it screams “You NEED this now!” — but behind the curtain, it's a different story.

This recipe for baby back ribs comes from the Papal Palace in Vatican City from the year 1570. These are one of the many foods served to the cardinals at the Papal Conclaves of the 16th century.

The oldest surviving film is considered to be "Roundhay Garden Scene" (1888), recorded by French inventor Louis Le Prince. This short silent film, lasting only 2.5 seconds, depicts members of his family in a garden.

As Tomorrow's World looks forward to its 22nd year, it asks how the children of 1986 see the future - just as it asked children in 1966 to imagine the year 2000.

The story of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina is rich in tales of pirates, Native American fishing and English sailors, but one of its greatest legacies is a very unique dialect. Due to the island being isolated for centuries, their "Hoi Toider" brogue sou...

Arsenic! It’s been used as everything from a poison to an early cancer treatment, and famously, the first cure for syphilis. In this video, I’ll walk you through the history of arsenic in medicine.

A deadly shade of arsenic green silently poisoned consumers around the world.