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Doug Menuez/Stanford University LibrariesAdobe Systems co-founder John Warnock in 1991.

In the early 1980s, printing from a computer could be an arduous and expensive task. The first consumer inkjet printer hadn’t yet hit the market, so the only options were dot-matrix printers that produced pixelated text or pricey devices like daisy whe...

University of GranadaFound at the Urium mining site in Minas de Riotinto, these astonishingly well-preserved pieces of footwear were made with esparto grass between 2,000 and 2,400 years ago.

Archaeologists just found ancient sandal soles made from braided esparto grass at the remains of a former mine in southwestern Spain — and some date...

Public DomainMusic Lesson in the Beguine Courtyards, an early 20th-century painting by German artist Claus Meyer.

Contrary to popular belief, women in Europe were engaged in many different parts of the workforce throughout the Middle Ages. They worked in agriculture, domestic services, textile production, brewing, and family businesses. S...

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumBorn into a political family, Rose Kennedy pushed her children toward greatness.

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was the daughter of a mayor, the wife of a multimillionaire, and the mother of a president.

As the matriarch of the Kennedy family, she projected a polished image. Rose spoke lovin...

Wikimedia CommonsBradley Nowell performing in the mid-1990s.

Bradley Nowell’s death came at the most tragic possible moment of his life: his band Sublime had secured a major-label record deal, finished their third album, and were finally on the verge of mainstream fame. It was everything Nowell had ever wanted. But then Nowell died of a d...