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Archaeologists Uncover A Medieval Village And More Than 1,000 Burials While Excavating A French Abbey

Beaumont Abbey was in operation for more than 800 years before the government seized its lands and expelled its nuns during the French Revolution.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 27, 2024

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Archaeologists Uncover A Medieval Village And More Than 1,000 Burials While Excavating A French Abbey

Beaumont Abbey was in operation for more than 800 years before the government seized its lands and expelled its nuns during the French Revolution.

By Austin Harvey • February 27, 2024

The History Of Who ‘Discovered’ America That Goes Much Deeper Than Christopher Columbus

When America was "discovered" by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492, Viking navigators had already landed on the New World's shores centuries before.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 27, 2024

The History Of Who ‘Discovered’ America That Goes Much Deeper Than Christopher Columbus

When America was "discovered" by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492, Viking navigators had already landed on the New World's shores centuries before.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 27, 2024

Inside Angelo Bruno’s Long Reign And Gruesome Death

Angelo Bruno transformed the Philadelphia mob into a booming criminal operation, but did he also have a hand in the mysterious disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa?

By Hannah McKennett • Feb 27, 2024

Inside Angelo Bruno’s Long Reign And Gruesome Death

Angelo Bruno transformed the Philadelphia mob into a booming criminal operation, but did he also have a hand in the mysterious disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa?

By Hannah McKennett • February 27, 2024

The Tragic Story Of Layne Staley’s Death And The Speedball Overdose That Caused It

After a long struggle with drug addiction, Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley died of a speedball overdose on April 5, 2002 — but his body wasn't discovered for two weeks.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 26, 2024

The Tragic Story Of Layne Staley’s Death And The Speedball Overdose That Caused It

After a long struggle with drug addiction, Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley died of a speedball overdose on April 5, 2002 — but his body wasn't discovered for two weeks.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 26, 2024

Why There’s More Than One Answer To How Old Is America

The United States may have been founded on July 4, 1776, but Indigenous people have lived in the territory for tens of thousands of years.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 26, 2024

Why There’s More Than One Answer To How Old Is America

The United States may have been founded on July 4, 1776, but Indigenous people have lived in the territory for tens of thousands of years.

By Austin Harvey • February 26, 2024

‘Extremely Rare’ 4,000-Year-Old Copper Dagger Found In Polish Forest

The dagger found in Jarosław Forest probably came from outside of Poland as copper objects in the region were considered "extremely rare" 4,000 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 26, 2024

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‘Extremely Rare’ 4,000-Year-Old Copper Dagger Found In Polish Forest

The dagger found in Jarosław Forest probably came from outside of Poland as copper objects in the region were considered "extremely rare" 4,000 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 26, 2024

How The Milgram Experiment Showed That Anyone Could Be A Monster

The Milgram experiment tested its subjects' willingness to harm other people for the sake of obeying authority — and it ended with truly shocking results.

By Richard Stockton • Feb 26, 2024

How The Milgram Experiment Showed That Anyone Could Be A Monster

The Milgram experiment tested its subjects' willingness to harm other people for the sake of obeying authority — and it ended with truly shocking results.

By Richard Stockton • February 26, 2024

The Pear Of Anguish And Its Alleged Use As A Torture Device In Early Modern Europe

A rumored torture device developed in 17th-century Europe, the pear of anguish combined sexual violation and horrifying physical pain, making it one of history's most brutal instruments of agony.

By Wyatt Redd • Feb 26, 2024

The Pear Of Anguish And Its Alleged Use As A Torture Device In Early Modern Europe

A rumored torture device developed in 17th-century Europe, the pear of anguish combined sexual violation and horrifying physical pain, making it one of history's most brutal instruments of agony.

By Wyatt Redd • February 26, 2024

The Story Of Mary Read, One Of History’s Most Feared Female Pirates

Anne Bonny and Mary Read were a pair of cross-dressing pirates, who became the fiercest female pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy.

By Katie Serena • Feb 25, 2024

The Story Of Mary Read, One Of History’s Most Feared Female Pirates

Anne Bonny and Mary Read were a pair of cross-dressing pirates, who became the fiercest female pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy.

By Katie Serena • February 25, 2024

How 15-Year-Old Latasha Harlins’ Murder Helped Spark The L.A. Riots

On March 16, 1991, Latasha Harlins went to a grocery store to buy a bottle of orange juice — but the store's owner Soon Ja Du assumed she was stealing it and shot her in the back of the head.

By Hannah McKennett • Feb 24, 2024

How 15-Year-Old Latasha Harlins’ Murder Helped Spark The L.A. Riots

On March 16, 1991, Latasha Harlins went to a grocery store to buy a bottle of orange juice — but the store's owner Soon Ja Du assumed she was stealing it and shot her in the back of the head.

By Hannah McKennett • February 24, 2024

James Dougherty, The Little-Known First Husband Of Marilyn Monroe

Before Marilyn Monroe famously wed baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, she married James Dougherty when she was just 16 years old and still known as Norma Jeane Baker.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 24, 2024

James Dougherty, The Little-Known First Husband Of Marilyn Monroe

Before Marilyn Monroe famously wed baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, she married James Dougherty when she was just 16 years old and still known as Norma Jeane Baker.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 24, 2024