History

In 1910, Lithuanian artist Ben Zion Black painted the interior of Burlington's Chai Adam Synagogue. Much of the painting was destroyed when the building underwent renovations. Courtesy of the Ohavi Zedek Synagogue hide caption

Ahhh, the good old days ... before the treacherous pitfalls of "reply all." NPR hide caption

Researchers search for the remains of writer Miguel de Cervantes at Convento de las Trinitarias Descalzas, or Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians, on Monday in Madrid. Cervantes died in 1616, and his dying wish was to be buried here — the nuns of the convent helped negotiate his freedom after pirates captured and imprisoned him for five years. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images hide caption

Archaeologist Chester DePratter stands by the site of Camp Asylum, a Civil War-era prison, in Columbia, S.C. The site will soon be cleared to make room for a mixed-use development. Susanne Schafer/AP hide caption

Rap group Run-DMC at the second annual MTV Video Music Awards. Does the group belong in the Library of Congress? Suriani/AP hide caption

The 17th-century rivalry between English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, left, and English mathematician John Wallis lasted decades. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

In the restored San Gennaro catacombs, mosaics like this are lit with high-tech lighting paid for by grants from big corporations. Courtesy of the San Gennaro Catacombs hide caption

Syreeta McFadden has learned to capture various hues of brown skin. Syreeta McFadden/Courtesy of the artist hide caption