In 2024, an appraiser found a 17th-century portrait among stacks of art in a Maine attic; expected to bring $10,000 to $15,000, it instead sparked a bidding battle and sold for $1.41 million/Image: AP A 17th-century portrait discovered among stacks of paintings in a Maine attic sold for $1.41 million at auction, far exceeding its…

A 17-member $900,000 expedition set out on an 830-nautical-mile voyage to Nikumaroro to inspect a submerged object seen in satellite images; five days of sonar, magnetometer and dredging could test an Amelia Earhart theory/Image: Purdue University A team of marine archaeologists is heading to a remote Pacific island to investigate an object that could provide…

In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. preached at Shiloh Baptist Church; now it has a $750,000 grant (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the pulpit of Shiloh Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, speaking about the Vietnam War and civil rights. Nearly six decades later, the historic African American congregation has…