It Took Researchers Twenty Years To Figure Out The Rosetta Stone

Today's believed to be the day in 1799 when French troops in northern Egypt found the Rosetta Stone, which unlocked a huge amount of knowledge about the ancient world. Or at least it would after scholars spent like two decades figuring out what it said. Plus: Atchison, Kansas is in the middle of its annual Amelia Earhart Festival, celebrating the community's most famous resident.  Rosetta Stone found (History.com) Amelia Earhart Festival Back our show on Patreon in any language you like