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50 Famous Photos That Changed Our World

From Tank Man to the Burning Monk, see the famous photos that captured the attention of the world and changed history in ways we can still feel today.

By Savannah Cox • Sep 5, 2021

50 Famous Photos That Changed Our World

From Tank Man to the Burning Monk, see the famous photos that captured the attention of the world and changed history in ways we can still feel today.

By Savannah Cox • September 5, 2021

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.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 3, 2021

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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.

By All That's Interesting • September 3, 2021

Enormous Mass Grave Unearthed In Ukraine Dates Back To Stalin’s Great Purge

Roughly 750,000 died during Stalin's Great Purge in the 1930s and many ended up in mass graves across the Soviet Union.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 3, 2021

Enormous Mass Grave Unearthed In Ukraine Dates Back To Stalin’s Great Purge

Roughly 750,000 died during Stalin's Great Purge in the 1930s and many ended up in mass graves across the Soviet Union.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 3, 2021

Marine Archaeologists Just Found Four 2,200-Year-Old Roman Battering Rams Used During The Punic Wars

The ancient Roman battering rams held inscriptions from judges who signed off on their construction and held three enormous blades on each side to tear through enemy ships.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 3, 2021

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Marine Archaeologists Just Found Four 2,200-Year-Old Roman Battering Rams Used During The Punic Wars

The ancient Roman battering rams held inscriptions from judges who signed off on their construction and held three enormous blades on each side to tear through enemy ships.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 3, 2021

Neolithic Tomb In Transylvania Yields 6,000-Year-Old Skeletons With Urns On Their Heads

Combing the grounds before impending construction, researchers unearthed an ominous 6,000-year-old cemetery and evidence of a Celtic settlement dating back 2,200 years.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 1, 2021

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Neolithic Tomb In Transylvania Yields 6,000-Year-Old Skeletons With Urns On Their Heads

Combing the grounds before impending construction, researchers unearthed an ominous 6,000-year-old cemetery and evidence of a Celtic settlement dating back 2,200 years.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 1, 2021

The Smithsonian Just Acquired Rare 19th-Century Portraits By America’s First Black Photographers

Of the 166 daguerreotypes known to have been taken by James P. Ball, Glenalvin Goodridge, and Augustus Washington, 40 have just been acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 1, 2021

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The Smithsonian Just Acquired Rare 19th-Century Portraits By America’s First Black Photographers

Of the 166 daguerreotypes known to have been taken by James P. Ball, Glenalvin Goodridge, and Augustus Washington, 40 have just been acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 1, 2021

The Chilling Mystery Of The Yde Girl, The World’s Most Infamous Bog Mummy

The 2,000-year-old mummified corpse of the Yde Girl was uncovered by Dutch laborers in a bog in 1897, and many believe she was either executed or sacrificed.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 31, 2021

The Chilling Mystery Of The Yde Girl, The World’s Most Infamous Bog Mummy

The 2,000-year-old mummified corpse of the Yde Girl was uncovered by Dutch laborers in a bog in 1897, and many believe she was either executed or sacrificed.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 31, 2021

This Dinosaur Fossil Confiscated During A Police Raid Is One Of The Most Complete Pterosaur Skeletons Ever Found

For the first time ever, researchers have studied a near-complete skeleton of Tupandactylus navigans, a prehistoric flying reptile with a head crest that accounted for nearly half its height.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 30, 2021

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This Dinosaur Fossil Confiscated During A Police Raid Is One Of The Most Complete Pterosaur Skeletons Ever Found

For the first time ever, researchers have studied a near-complete skeleton of Tupandactylus navigans, a prehistoric flying reptile with a head crest that accounted for nearly half its height.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 30, 2021

This Week In History News, Aug. 22 – 28

Ancient statue of a Greek goddess found in Turkey, prehistoric whale species discovered in Egypt, and Al Capone's favorite gun put up for auction.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 27, 2021

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This Week In History News, Aug. 22 – 28

Ancient statue of a Greek goddess found in Turkey, prehistoric whale species discovered in Egypt, and Al Capone's favorite gun put up for auction.

By All That's Interesting • August 27, 2021

Previously Unknown Four-Legged Whale Species Discovered In Egypt And Dubbed ‘God Of Death’

Forty-three million years ago, the fearsome four-legged whale stalked prey both underwater and on land.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 26, 2021

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Previously Unknown Four-Legged Whale Species Discovered In Egypt And Dubbed ‘God Of Death’

Forty-three million years ago, the fearsome four-legged whale stalked prey both underwater and on land.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 26, 2021

Northernmost Paleolithic Settlement Yields Evidence Of Ancient Hunters Butchering Woolly Mammoths 26,000 Years Ago

Experts have not only discovered the most northern settlement of the paleolithic era ever found, but direct evidence that ancient hunters managed to slaughter woolly mammoths there.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 23, 2021

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Northernmost Paleolithic Settlement Yields Evidence Of Ancient Hunters Butchering Woolly Mammoths 26,000 Years Ago

Experts have not only discovered the most northern settlement of the paleolithic era ever found, but direct evidence that ancient hunters managed to slaughter woolly mammoths there.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 23, 2021

This Week In History News, Aug. 15 – 21

Ancient Chinese couples' remains found locked in an eternal embrace, perfectly-preserved bodies discovered at Pompeii, prehistoric turtle egg unearthed with an embryo inside.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 20, 2021

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This Week In History News, Aug. 15 – 21

Ancient Chinese couples' remains found locked in an eternal embrace, perfectly-preserved bodies discovered at Pompeii, prehistoric turtle egg unearthed with an embryo inside.

By All That's Interesting • August 20, 2021