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The Gross History Of Bloodletting And Medicine By Leeches

Bloodletting was used to draw "tainted" blood from a patient, in the hopes that the disease or infection would be extracted out with it.

By Katie Serena • Sep 18, 2021

The Gross History Of Bloodletting And Medicine By Leeches

Bloodletting was used to draw "tainted" blood from a patient, in the hopes that the disease or infection would be extracted out with it.

By Katie Serena • September 18, 2021

This 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.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 17, 2021

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This 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.

By All That's Interesting • September 17, 2021

Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sewer System

This sewage system was constructed while the Roman Empire was in control of the city of Tripolis in the second century A.D., and it remains fully intact to this day.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 17, 2021

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Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sewer System

This sewage system was constructed while the Roman Empire was in control of the city of Tripolis in the second century A.D., and it remains fully intact to this day.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 17, 2021

This Bizarre Pig-Faced Shark Was Just Pulled Out Of The Mediterranean Sea By Italian Naval Officers

The angular roughshark is distinguished by its wide-set eyes and its short, blunt snout, giving it the appearance of a pig.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 17, 2021

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This Bizarre Pig-Faced Shark Was Just Pulled Out Of The Mediterranean Sea By Italian Naval Officers

The angular roughshark is distinguished by its wide-set eyes and its short, blunt snout, giving it the appearance of a pig.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 17, 2021

The Controversial History Of Absinthe, The Drink So Strong Some Feared It Would Cause Society To Collapse

A highly alcoholic spirit originating from Switzerland, absinthe is legendary for its strength. But its potency also led to absinthe being banned in several countries for its perceived link to crime and debauchery.

By Andrew Milne • Sep 16, 2021

The Controversial History Of Absinthe, The Drink So Strong Some Feared It Would Cause Society To Collapse

A highly alcoholic spirit originating from Switzerland, absinthe is legendary for its strength. But its potency also led to absinthe being banned in several countries for its perceived link to crime and debauchery.

By Andrew Milne • September 16, 2021

The Complicated Life Of Erwin Rommel, Anti-Semite, Nazi General, And Attempted Hitler Assassin

Adolf Hitler literally trusted Erwin Rommel with his life. He never could have expected that in 1944, the "Desert Fox" would join a conspiracy to assassinate him.

By Mark Oliver • Sep 15, 2021

The Complicated Life Of Erwin Rommel, Anti-Semite, Nazi General, And Attempted Hitler Assassin

Adolf Hitler literally trusted Erwin Rommel with his life. He never could have expected that in 1944, the "Desert Fox" would join a conspiracy to assassinate him.

By Mark Oliver • September 15, 2021

The Angel Makers Of Nagyrév: The Women Who Poisoned Their Families In 1920s Hungary

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.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Sep 15, 2021

The Angel Makers Of Nagyrév: The Women Who Poisoned Their Families In 1920s Hungary

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.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • September 15, 2021

Christian Crusaders Buried In Mass Graves In Lebanon Bear The Brutal Wounds Of War

The crusaders likely died sometime around the 13th century after losing control of the city of Sidon.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 15, 2021

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Christian Crusaders Buried In Mass Graves In Lebanon Bear The Brutal Wounds Of War

The crusaders likely died sometime around the 13th century after losing control of the city of Sidon.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 15, 2021

Anna Politkovskaya Spoke Out Against Putin’s Atrocities In Chechnya – Then She Was Assassinated

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.

By Morgan Dunn • Sep 15, 2021

Anna Politkovskaya Spoke Out Against Putin’s Atrocities In Chechnya – Then She Was Assassinated

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.

By Morgan Dunn • September 15, 2021

The 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.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Sep 14, 2021

The 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.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • September 14, 2021