THE PAST IS STILL GIVING UP WHAT HAPPENED ONCE

In an old house in South Chicago, about to be demolished, some papers were found in the attic when all else was gone.  The papers were the water damaged diploma of the first African-American to have graduated from Harvard, Richard T. Greener.  Kim Janssen, staff reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times wrote:  "Historians thought the documents were lost in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake because Greener had passed through at the time. They were astonished to learn in the past week that Greener’s 1870 Harvard diploma — water-damaged but intact — his law license, photos and papers connected to his diplomatic role in Russia and his friendship with President Ulysses S. Grant have survived."  For the whole article, click here

Far from Chicago,  in 2008, "Three Nazi bunkers on a beach have been uncovered by violent storms off the Danish coast, providing a store of material for history buffs and military archaeologists. The bunkers were found in practically the same condition as they were on the day the last Nazi soldiers left them, down to the tobacco in one trooper's pipe and a half-finished bottle of Schnapps.This bunker was entombed under the sand dunes until a violent storm wept away the sands three months ago.

They were located by two 9-year-old boys on holiday with their parents, who then informed the authorities. Archaeologists were able to carefully force a way in, and were astounded at what they found. 'What's so fantastic is that we found them completely furnished with beds, chairs, tables, communication systems and the personal effects of the soldiers who lived inside,' says Jens Andersen, the curator of the Hanstholm museum."

To see more about what was found in amazingly good condition, click here.  To read the whole article by Allan Hall, click here. which includes more pictures.