Historic

Blueprints for Auschwitz expansion found in Germany

The original construction plans believed used for a major expansion of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in 1941 have been found in a Berlin flat.

Secret London wartime tunnel complex for sale

A once-secret 1940s tunnel complex under the center of London that housed military intelligence and linked the Cold War hotline phone between Washington and Moscow has been put up for sale.

Rare Islamic ewer sells for $7 million at auction

A 1000-year-old carved rock crystal ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, has fetched $7 million at auction, making the museum employee who dropped the eighth in 1998 feel pretty stupid.