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The Little-Known Story Of Edward Winslow, The Unsung Hero Of Plymouth Colony

Edward Winslow was not only a passenger on the Mayflower and one of the first governors of Plymouth Colony, but he also played a crucial role in maintaining relationships with the local Wampanoag people.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 28, 2024

The Little-Known Story Of Edward Winslow, The Unsung Hero Of Plymouth Colony

Edward Winslow was not only a passenger on the Mayflower and one of the first governors of Plymouth Colony, but he also played a crucial role in maintaining relationships with the local Wampanoag people.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 28, 2024

The Story Of Samoset, The Lesser-Known Native American Who First Greeted The Pilgrims And Helped Make The First Thanksgiving Happen

Samoset was an Abenaki man who welcomed the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony in March 1621, forging a relationship between the colonists and the Wampanoag people that ultimately led to the first Thanksgiving later that year.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 28, 2024

The Story Of Samoset, The Lesser-Known Native American Who First Greeted The Pilgrims And Helped Make The First Thanksgiving Happen

Samoset was an Abenaki man who welcomed the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony in March 1621, forging a relationship between the colonists and the Wampanoag people that ultimately led to the first Thanksgiving later that year.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 28, 2024

Inside The Surprising History Of Totem Poles, The Indigenous Cultural Icons Of The Pacific Northwest

Totem poles serve a wide variety of purposes for the Indigenous groups that carve them, from illustrating a family's lineage to ridiculing people who have wronged the tribe.

By Amber Morgan • Nov 26, 2024

Inside The Surprising History Of Totem Poles, The Indigenous Cultural Icons Of The Pacific Northwest

Totem poles serve a wide variety of purposes for the Indigenous groups that carve them, from illustrating a family's lineage to ridiculing people who have wronged the tribe.

By Amber Morgan • November 26, 2024

The Tragic Story Of Patricia Stallings, The Woman Wrongfully Convicted Of Murdering Her Own Baby

Patricia Stallings was wrongly accused of poisoning her infant son with antifreeze in 1989 — then later exonerated thanks to an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.

By Amber Morgan • Nov 26, 2024

The Tragic Story Of Patricia Stallings, The Woman Wrongfully Convicted Of Murdering Her Own Baby

Patricia Stallings was wrongly accused of poisoning her infant son with antifreeze in 1989 — then later exonerated thanks to an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.

By Amber Morgan • November 26, 2024

Archaeologists Unearth The Oldest Firearm Ever Found In The U.S. At An Adobe Structure In Arizona

Archaeologists discovered a 500-year-old bronze cannon that was carried by one of the first European expeditions into the New World, Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's 16th-century journey into the American Southwest.

By Amber Morgan • Nov 26, 2024

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Archaeologists Unearth The Oldest Firearm Ever Found In The U.S. At An Adobe Structure In Arizona

Archaeologists discovered a 500-year-old bronze cannon that was carried by one of the first European expeditions into the New World, Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's 16th-century journey into the American Southwest.

By Amber Morgan • November 26, 2024

Archaeologists Have Uncovered History’s Oldest Known Alphabetic Writing On Cylinders Found In A 4,400-Year-Old Syrian Tomb

During a 16-year archaeological excavation at Tell Umm-el Marra, researchers from Johns Hopkins University uncovered four clay cylinders featuring what appears to be the first alphabetic writing in history.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 26, 2024

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Archaeologists Have Uncovered History’s Oldest Known Alphabetic Writing On Cylinders Found In A 4,400-Year-Old Syrian Tomb

During a 16-year archaeological excavation at Tell Umm-el Marra, researchers from Johns Hopkins University uncovered four clay cylinders featuring what appears to be the first alphabetic writing in history.

By Austin Harvey • November 26, 2024

Archaeologists Discover A 65,000-Year-Old Neanderthal ‘Tar Factory’ In A Cave In Gibraltar

A small hearth uncovered in Vanguard Cave in Gibraltar was likely part of an intricate system in which Neanderthals carefully heated rockrose leaves to extract a sticky tar they used to make weapons and tools.

By Amber Morgan • Nov 25, 2024

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Archaeologists Discover A 65,000-Year-Old Neanderthal ‘Tar Factory’ In A Cave In Gibraltar

A small hearth uncovered in Vanguard Cave in Gibraltar was likely part of an intricate system in which Neanderthals carefully heated rockrose leaves to extract a sticky tar they used to make weapons and tools.

By Amber Morgan • November 25, 2024

Archaeologists Discover 4,000-Year-Old Canals Used To Catch Fish By Pre-Maya Peoples In Belize

Researchers have long theorized that agriculture was the main stepping stone toward civilization in ancient Mesoamerica — but this recent discovery in Belize might rewrite that history.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 25, 2024

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Archaeologists Discover 4,000-Year-Old Canals Used To Catch Fish By Pre-Maya Peoples In Belize

Researchers have long theorized that agriculture was the main stepping stone toward civilization in ancient Mesoamerica — but this recent discovery in Belize might rewrite that history.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 25, 2024

Orphan Trains: When Abandoned And Homeless Children Were Shipped Out West To Live With Working Rural Families

A precursor to the modern American foster care system, the Orphan Train Movement was designed to give impoverished children in cities a better future. Instead, many ended up in the arms of poorly-vetted families seeking free labor.

By Katie Serena • Nov 24, 2024

Orphan Trains: When Abandoned And Homeless Children Were Shipped Out West To Live With Working Rural Families

A precursor to the modern American foster care system, the Orphan Train Movement was designed to give impoverished children in cities a better future. Instead, many ended up in the arms of poorly-vetted families seeking free labor.

By Katie Serena • November 24, 2024

Who Is Christopher Scarver, The Man Who Killed Jeffrey Dahmer In Prison?

On November 28, 1994, Christopher Scarver murdered his fellow prisoners Jeffrey Dahmer and Jesse Anderson at Wisconsin's Columbia Correctional Institution.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 24, 2024

Who Is Christopher Scarver, The Man Who Killed Jeffrey Dahmer In Prison?

On November 28, 1994, Christopher Scarver murdered his fellow prisoners Jeffrey Dahmer and Jesse Anderson at Wisconsin's Columbia Correctional Institution.

By Austin Harvey • November 24, 2024