Check out these historical highlights!

Did you know…

…there was a time when Americans thought that cornbread caused a terrible disease?

…that you can explore the ruins of an ancient incense route that spanned 1,200 miles from Yemen and Oman to the Mediterranean?

…that medieval monks wrote comic books (in a manner of speaking)?

…this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge?

…there are secret spaces hidden in famous places around the world?

…the “Mad Men” archive has been donated to the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin?

…there’s a new biography of the author of Goodnight Moon? (If you’re interested in children’s literature, don’t miss this post.)

…some veterans face stigma when they return to college?

…in the 1950s the Red Cross set up “bride schools” to teach Japanese women who married G.I.s how to be American housewives?

Fascinating articles, right? Feel free to leave a comment if you have links of your own to share.