This Week In History News, Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
9,000-year-old beer residue unearthed in China, Neolithic cemetery uncovered in Transylvania, rare collection of early images by Black photographers acquired by the Smithsonian. The post This Week In...
View ArticleOne Of Napoleon’s Famous Hats Is Going Up For Auction — And It Contains...
The French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte left five strands of his hair in this trademark bicorne hat. The post One Of Napoleon’s Famous Hats Is Going Up For Auction — And It Contains Traces Of His DNA...
View Article800-Year-Old Manuscript Found In British Library Sheds New Light On Stories...
The 800-year-old text from the Suite Vulgate du Merlin contains "subtle but significant" differences from modern understandings of the legend. The post 800-Year-Old Manuscript Found In British Library...
View ArticleConstruction Workers Discover 239 Rare Gold Coins Dating Back to 1638 Hidden...
The stash of coins found in Brittany includes a 1646 "Louis d'Or" so rare it isn't even mentioned in one French currency guide and thought to be worth over $17,000 alone. The post Construction Workers...
View ArticleSpanish Catholic Bishop Resigns His Post After Falling In Love With A Satanic...
Xavier Novell declared his love for novelist Silvia Caballol who has written books like "The Hell of Gabriel's Lust." The post Spanish Catholic Bishop Resigns His Post After Falling In Love With A...
View ArticleThe True Story Of Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, The Nazi Diplomat Who Saved...
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz was a German attaché serving in Copenhagen who sprang into action in 1943 to warn the country's 7,800 Jews of the Nazis' imminent plans to ship them off to concentration camps....
View Article27 Haunting Photos That Reveal What Happened During Kristallnacht, The ‘Night...
The anti-Jewish pogrom of November 1938 known as the "Night of Broken Glass" foreshadowed the Holocaust and the deaths of some 6 million European Jews. The post 27 Haunting Photos That Reveal What...
View ArticleHermann Göring Was The Second-Most Powerful Man In Nazi Germany — And He...
Hermann Göring was a flying ace, creator of the Gestapo, and one-time president of the Reichstag — he was also overweight and into drugs. The post Hermann Göring Was The Second-Most Powerful Man In...
View Article500 Years Before Columbus, Viking Explorer Leif Erikson Was Likely The First...
Why does Columbus get a holiday for sailing to the Caribbean when Viking pioneer Leif Erikson likely landed in North America centuries before? The post 500 Years Before Columbus, Viking Explorer Leif...
View ArticleHow The Brixton Riots Exploded In London — And Forced A National Reckoning On...
In the spring of 1981, clashes between Black youths in Brixton and London's mostly white Metropolitan Police force culminated in an uprising that would change the city forever. The post How The Brixton...
View Article4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Coffin Made Of A Tree Trunk Discovered In Golf...
The coffin also contained the remains of a man and a surprisingly well-preserved ceremonial ax. The post 4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Coffin Made Of A Tree Trunk Discovered In Golf Course Pond appeared...
View Article33 Feel-Good Stories From History That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
These uplifting stories from the past include tales of quiet bravery, unlikely friendships, good deeds, and more that will leave you feeling inspired. The post 33 Feel-Good Stories From History That...
View ArticleThe Bloody Story Of Giuseppe Greco, The Most Vicious Mafia Hitman Of All Time
Giuseppe "Pino" Greco killed up to 300 victims on behalf of the powerful Corleonesi clan during the Sicilian Mafia war of the late 1970s. The post The Bloody Story Of Giuseppe Greco, The Most Vicious...
View ArticleAnna Politkovskaya Spoke Out Against Putin’s Atrocities In Chechnya – Then...
On October 7, 2006, Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building after having spent years criticizing Vladimir Putin and the Second Chechen War. The post Anna...
View ArticleChristian Crusaders Buried In Mass Graves In Lebanon Bear The Brutal Wounds...
The crusaders likely died sometime around the 13th century after losing control of the city of Sidon. The post Christian Crusaders Buried In Mass Graves In Lebanon Bear The Brutal Wounds Of War...
View ArticleThe Angel Makers Of Nagyrév: The Women Who Poisoned Their Families In 1920s...
In 1929, a mass poisoning plot was uncovered in a rural Hungarian town that saw 40 people murdered — and 34 women implicated as the so-called Angel Makers of Nagyrév. The post The Angel Makers Of...
View ArticleThis Bizarre Pig-Faced Shark Was Just Pulled Out Of The Mediterranean Sea By...
The shark is called an angular roughshark and is distinguished by its wide-set eyes and its short, blunt snout, giving it the appearance of a pig. The post This Bizarre Pig-Faced Shark Was Just Pulled...
View ArticleArchaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sewer System...
The Ancient Roman sewage system was constructed during the Roman Empire's control of Tripolis during the second century A.D., and it remains fully intact to this day. The post Archaeologists In Turkey...
View ArticleThis Week In History News, Sept. 12 – 18
Neanderthal's face reconstructed after 70,000 years, ancient Indigenous artifacts found inside a Mississippi alligator's stomach, some of history's oldest human art uncovered in Tibet. The post This...
View ArticleThe Controversial History Of Absinthe, The Drink So Strong Some Feared It...
A highly alcoholic spirit originating from Switzerland, absinthe is legendary for its strength. But its potency has also led to absinthe being banned in several countries for its perceived link to...
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