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Martin Luther King Sr., The Man Who Raised One Of History’s Most Celebrated Civil Rights Activists

Martin Luther King Sr., The Man Who Raised One Of History’s Most Celebrated Civil Rights Activists

Amber Morgan
last year
While Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as one of America's most impactful civil rights leaders, his father was also an activist who headed the NAACP in Atlanta and led marches in the city.
Pipeline Work In Italy Reveals Footprints From People Fleeing A Vesuvius Eruption During The Bronze Age

Pipeline Work In Italy Reveals Footprints From People Fleeing A Vesuvius Eruption During The Bronze Age

Amber Morgan
last year
These footprints were made more than 1,000 years before Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E.
Inside The Filthy History Of <em>Foricae</em>, The Public Toilets Of Ancient Rome

Inside The Filthy History Of Foricae, The Public Toilets Of Ancient Rome

Amber Morgan
last year
From communal wiping sponges to vermin-infested sewers, learning about ancient Roman bathrooms will make you glad that you live in modern times.
Wild Bill Hickok’s Death: How The Wild West Gunslinger Was Murdered During A Poker Game In Deadwood

Wild Bill Hickok’s Death: How The Wild West Gunslinger Was Murdered During A Poker Game In Deadwood

Amber Morgan
last year
Wild Bill Hickok died on August 2, 1876, in Deadwood, South Dakota, after he was shot in the back of the head by Jack McCall.
A Previously Unknown ‘Supergiant’ Sea Bug Was Just Discovered In The South China Sea

A Previously Unknown ‘Supergiant’ Sea Bug Was Just Discovered In The South China Sea

Amber Morgan
last year
Scientists named the new species Bathynomus vaderi because of its resemblance to Darth Vader.
Ancient ‘Curse Tablets’ Inscribed With Calls To The Roman God Of War Discovered In French Necropolis

Ancient ‘Curse Tablets’ Inscribed With Calls To The Roman God Of War Discovered In French Necropolis

Amber Morgan
last year
A 2,000-year-old necropolis found beneath a former hospital in Orléans, France, held more than 60 graves and 21 "curse tablets," including one written in the extinct Celtic language of Gaulish.
Melting Ice Reveals A Long-Lost Prehistoric Forest In Wyoming

Melting Ice Reveals A Long-Lost Prehistoric Forest In Wyoming

Amber Morgan
last year
Dozens of whitebark pine trees were covered by the ice patch for over 5,000 years, and now warming temperatures have revealed them once again.
Inside The Tumultuous Life And Mysterious Death Of Cleopatra Selene II

Inside The Tumultuous Life And Mysterious Death Of Cleopatra Selene II

Amber Morgan
last year
The only daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, Cleopatra Selene II was taken prisoner by the Romans after her parents' suicides — but her story didn't end there.
New Study Finds That A Skull Believed To Belong To Cleopatra’s Sister Actually Belonged To A Young Boy

New Study Finds That A Skull Believed To Belong To Cleopatra’s Sister Actually Belonged To A Young Boy

Amber Morgan
last year
Scientists just determined that the skull found in an elaborate tomb in Ephesus in 1929 didn't actually belong to Cleopatra's half-sister Arsinoë IV but rather to an 11- to 14-year-old boy with a possible developmental disorder.
Medieval Stone Discs Discovered In Ukraine May Be Viking Solar Compasses

Medieval Stone Discs Discovered In Ukraine May Be Viking Solar Compasses

Amber Morgan
last year
The eight pyrophyllite discs found in Ukraine were crafted between the 12th and 13th centuries and may have been used by Viking navigators.