The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest copy of biblical texts, containing biblical texts as well as ones missing from the modern book. They were written...

...who has seen this excellent Errol Morris documentary about the life of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara?

Amazing, during one...

Really, before christianity, what was it/ were they? I've never actually found out.

It's hard to choose a category for this one -- let's just go with history.

I first heard Dave Rabbit in 1983 0r '84. I was at a party hosted

by...

and

Here are some interesting links which talk about an interesting issue about Jesus. What if there was no Nazareth at that time, or, what if he wasn't...

Orion, Taurus, Sirius and The Milky Way

during the Age of Leo ~ circa 10,500 BC

Very ancient people in many different traditions placed very...

When They Severed Earth From Sky: How the Human Mind Shapes Myth is a recent book by Dr. Elizabeth Wayland Barber and Dr. Paul Barber.

Dr....

Interesting info on the Pyramid

Why is the photograph of the cartouche in Figure 4 NOT an accurate representation of the SAME CARTOUCHE as...

I was listening to a podcast from our friends at Skepticality a while ago, and was surprised to hear that Machiavelli's The Prince is a satire.

I...

I'm posting a link to the first page on a thread opened on Christian Forums that contains a link to the news article discussing the issue in...

Francis R. Scobee, Commander

Michael J. Smith, Pilot

Judith A. Resnik, Mission Specialist 1

Ellison S. Onizuka, Mission Specialist 2...

In honor of that, here's an article that discusses the myths and the man:

Nothing if not a genius of note

More nonsense has been written...

Since the History category here is so dominated by neo-Nazi posts and Holocaust denier propaganda, perhaps it would be a good idea to give this...

Hee...I love science

The discovery of two large pieces of the Titanic's hull on the ocean floor indicates the fabled luxury liner sank...

Attilas capital ... ?

June 8, 1967, is a day which will live in infamy. On this day an American Navy vessel, the U.S.S. Liberty, was deliberately attacked in international...

Using picks, shovels, and high-tech forensic sleuthing, scientists are beginning to cobble together the grisly ancient history and fiery demise of...

Here is a poll on the Zundel censorship trial.

Please vote. Add comments too.

After all the denial and bald faced mistakes that Ive seen posted on the Israel's murderous assult on the USS Liberty thread, I'm curious as to how...

Pyramids discovered under water off the coast of Japan.

Is it possible for pets to walk hundreds of miles to get back home?

On these boards, I have frequently seen attacks on the historical role of religion. These attacks are not usually wrong, but they occasionally are...

The New Orleans hurricane is not history so I assume it is appropriate for this section of the board.

I noticed this. It is commonly held that...

Please take a moment of silence for thoughts and prayers.

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If there is to be peace in the world,

There must be peace in the nations.

If...

This is sortof a friendly trawl more so than a troll for replies, but since I was a history major, and debate about the effects of bias that we get...

This just kind of grew out of discussions I've had with people who say the condition of slaves wasn't all that bad, the war wasn't about slavery,...

I go crazy when some religious nutter tries to rewrite the history of the United States Constitution. I love to go to Christian chat rooms and...

Read it! :P

The tourism industry thrives on the sensational. Thus cities or sites entirely dedicated to promoting UFOs or paranormal events.

I wasn't looking...

... such as it is, starting from the threatened closure of JREF forum?

Or is it real important history, such as beautiful pictures of old Mahattan...