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27 Haunting Photos That Reveal What Happened During Kristallnacht, The ‘Night Of Broken Glass’

The anti-Jewish pogrom of November 1938 known as the "Night of Broken Glass" foreshadowed the Holocaust and the deaths of some 6 million European Jews.

By Caroline Redmond • Sep 7, 2021

27 Haunting Photos That Reveal What Happened During Kristallnacht, The ‘Night Of Broken Glass’

The anti-Jewish pogrom of November 1938 known as the "Night of Broken Glass" foreshadowed the Holocaust and the deaths of some 6 million European Jews.

By Caroline Redmond • September 7, 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

A Nazi Sympathizer With Bomb-Making Instructions Just Avoided Jail By Being Sentenced To Read ‘Pride And Prejudice’

Arrested for violating Britain's Terrorism Act, 21-year-old Ben John faced 15 years in prison — and was sent home with some reading material, instead.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 3, 2021

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A Nazi Sympathizer With Bomb-Making Instructions Just Avoided Jail By Being Sentenced To Read ‘Pride And Prejudice’

Arrested for violating Britain's Terrorism Act, 21-year-old Ben John faced 15 years in prison — and was sent home with some reading material, instead.

By Marco Margaritoff • 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

Inside Italy’s Shocking Beasts Of Satan Murders That Left Three Dead In Drug-Fueled Ritual Killings

From 1998 and 2004, the Beasts of Satan were a heavy metal collective and satanic cult whose members were convicted of killing two teenagers and burying a 27-year-old woman alive.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Sep 2, 2021

Inside Italy’s Shocking Beasts Of Satan Murders That Left Three Dead In Drug-Fueled Ritual Killings

From 1998 and 2004, the Beasts of Satan were a heavy metal collective and satanic cult whose members were convicted of killing two teenagers and burying a 27-year-old woman alive.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • September 2, 2021

How 9 Ordinary People Became Heroes During The Holocaust — And Risked Everything To Save Jewish Lives

From the "Japanese Schindler" to members of the Dutch resistance, these incredible stories of Holocaust heroes prove that not everyone was just following orders.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 1, 2021

How 9 Ordinary People Became Heroes During The Holocaust — And Risked Everything To Save Jewish Lives

From the "Japanese Schindler" to members of the Dutch resistance, these incredible stories of Holocaust heroes prove that not everyone was just following orders.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 1, 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 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

Baby Shark Born In Italy May Be A Rare Example Of ‘Virgin Birth’

If confirmed, this would be the first example of "virgin birth," or parthenogenesis, ever observed in smoothhound sharks.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 31, 2021

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Baby Shark Born In Italy May Be A Rare Example Of ‘Virgin Birth’

If confirmed, this would be the first example of "virgin birth," or parthenogenesis, ever observed in smoothhound sharks.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 31, 2021