Oldest Cave Art Known. The cave art dates back at least 67,800 years, according to research published in Nature.

"You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God! the British journalist. But, seeing what the man will do unbribed, there's no occasion to." Humbert Wolfe

27 January 1756. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. He was one of the greatest and most influential classical composers of all time. He composed more than 600 works with many considered masterpieces.

"Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit." Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov photographed by his brother Alexander, 1891. Anton Chekhov, January 29, 1860 – July 15, 1904

Photographed in colour 112 years ago, I've cleaned-up this remarkable autochrome of Henri Lumiere, which was taken during the Great War by his father Auguste. It is such a casual, contemporary-looking photo I think it helps challenge our preconceptions of history. It was taken in

This is how all men should dress.

A fantastic treat for The Rest Is History club members today - the wonderful Laura Cumming investigates the greatest painting in history, Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas. Absolutely unmissable! If you're not a club member and want to hear it, join us at therestishistory.com.

On Valentine’s Day 36 years ago, at the request of Carl Sagan, NASA turned Voyager 1's camera back toward home for one last look. From 3.7 billion miles away, it captured this: a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. Here is how Carl Sagan beautifully described it: “Look again

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The BBC just released a new adaptation of Lord of the Flies, the classic novel by William Golding. It's beautifully made, but it's still telling the wrong story. A few years ago, I went looking for the *real* Lord of the Flies. I wanted to know: has it ever actually happened?

23 February 1901 or 1903 | A German, Hugo Präbitzer, was born in Frankenberg. An electrician. In #Auschwitz from 12 September 1941. No. 20698 He perished in the camp on 31 January 1942. --- Out of the 136 men with pink triangles held in KL Auschwitz, at least 66 were killed.

Just 3 minutes of your time could free millions of hens from cages. ACT NOW! Use our online action to respond to the UK Gov's consultation on ending cages. It's taken years of campaigning to reach this point. Don't waste this opportunity: bit.ly/4ccAumR #EndTheCageAge

🌎 We are fools to think our purpose is to dominate and control rather than participate with respect and humility in a world we barely understand.

Slava Ukraini !

Did you know that in 1518, Michelangelo illustrated his own shopping list because his servant couldn’t read? The list is written on the back of a letter and preserved in the Casa Buonarroti Museum in Florence.

“The East reveres Buddha, the West reveres Christ. Both taught love as the secret of wisdom. The earthly life of Christ was contemporary with that of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, who spent his life in cruelty and disgusting debauchery and perversion. Tiberius had pomp and power;

Frida Kahlo, Me and my parrots, 1941 #womensart #BirdArtWeek

Edward Clifford's portrait from the mid-1870s shows the Arabic scholar Ion Falconer in his University of Cambridge vest showing him as The Champion Cyclist of Great Britain: ‘unbeatable over short and fifty mile distances racing against amateur and professionals.'

This is a photo of a bee in the US The pollen on her legs is from dandelions & her tongue is sticking out because she’s been killed due to weed killer on dandelion flowers Remember this #Spring what many see as weeds, is natures food for #insects No bees, no insects, no life

#BehindTheLens | Dorothea Lange “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”