Not everyone has had a solid education in history, and these days, misconceptions are incredibly easy to find online. Some are so commonly believed that people wouldn't even know they need to be ...

We like to think that history is written in stone. Sometimes, it literally is. Other times, though, we don’t have nearly as undeniable proof that things happened the way textbooks or professors say ...

Everyone knows these iconic paintings, but most people get the story wrong. From the mistaken belief that Mona Lisa's eyes follow you around the room to the idea that George Washington actually stood ...

There was a full house at Bailey Hall last night -- and not for a concert or for Psych 101 either. Rather, members of the Ithaca and Cornell communities gathered to hear Howard Zinn offer his answer ...