After World War I, the U.S. government promised veterans a bonus to be released in 1945, but in the midst of the Great Depression, thousands of men headed to the nation's capital to demand their money early.

Though the coins were discovered along with the remains of a 65-foot-long ancient ship, researchers aren't sure if the two finds are connected and don't know exactly how this Roman treasure trove ended up at the bottom of the Rhône.

Located in the province of Guizhou, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers over the Beipan River — cutting down travel time across the canyon from two hours to just two minutes.

Known as Masyoun, this site is between 10,300 and 11,000 years old, placing it within one of the earliest phases of settlement in human history.

The vessel, which sank in the first or second century C.E., is around 40 feet long and was seemingly used to transport olives.

From bodies piled on battlefields to the execution of the conspirators in Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Alexander Gardner immortalized some of the darkest moments of the 1860s.

Experts believe these new discoveries help emphasize the importance of religion in Timbriada during the Late Antique period.

The discoveries were made during the development of a new square at Leicester's market place, an area that has gone relatively unexplored by archaeologists until now.

Divers have pulled artifacts from the wreck of the HMHS Britannic for the first time ever, and they include everything from silver-plated first-class trays and ceramic tiles from a Turkish bath to the ship's lookout bell and one of its navigation lamps.

The bracelet belonged to Pharaoh Amenemope, who ruled around 1000 B.C.E., during ancient Egypt's 21st Dynasty.