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Unusual Medieval Cemetery Where People Once Feasted And Played Games Unearthed In Wales

The cemetery, located on the grounds of Fonmon Castle in the south of Wales, paints a perplexing picture of medieval burial rites.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 8, 2024

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Unusual Medieval Cemetery Where People Once Feasted And Played Games Unearthed In Wales

The cemetery, located on the grounds of Fonmon Castle in the south of Wales, paints a perplexing picture of medieval burial rites.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 8, 2024

The Life And Death Of Mary Ann Nichols, Jack The Ripper’s First Victim

Mary Ann Nichols' murder in the Whitechapel neighborhood of London on August 31, 1888 sent the city into a panic — but it was just the beginning of Jack the Ripper's infamous killing spree.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 8, 2024

The Life And Death Of Mary Ann Nichols, Jack The Ripper’s First Victim

Mary Ann Nichols' murder in the Whitechapel neighborhood of London on August 31, 1888 sent the city into a panic — but it was just the beginning of Jack the Ripper's infamous killing spree.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 8, 2024

How Baby Face Nelson Became The Most Wanted Man Of Depression-Era America

Deemed "Public Enemy Number One" by the FBI, Baby Face Nelson robbed and murdered his way across the Midwest before being killed outside of Chicago on November 27, 1934.

By Samuel Warde • Jan 7, 2024

How Baby Face Nelson Became The Most Wanted Man Of Depression-Era America

Deemed "Public Enemy Number One" by the FBI, Baby Face Nelson robbed and murdered his way across the Midwest before being killed outside of Chicago on November 27, 1934.

By Samuel Warde • January 7, 2024

Meet Bass Reeves, The Trailblazing Black Deputy Who Patrolled The Wild West

From escaping slavery as a young man to arresting 3,000 outlaws as a deputy, the story of Bass Reeves is the stuff of legend.

By Briana Jones • Jan 7, 2024

Meet Bass Reeves, The Trailblazing Black Deputy Who Patrolled The Wild West

From escaping slavery as a young man to arresting 3,000 outlaws as a deputy, the story of Bass Reeves is the stuff of legend.

By Briana Jones • January 7, 2024

Kurt Cobain’s Journals: Inside The Mind Of A Music Icon

More than any other source, Kurt Cobain's journals reveal the music that inspired him and the problems that plagued him.

By John Kuroski • Jan 7, 2024

Kurt Cobain’s Journals: Inside The Mind Of A Music Icon

More than any other source, Kurt Cobain's journals reveal the music that inspired him and the problems that plagued him.

By John Kuroski • January 7, 2024

Who Was Stanley Ann Dunham, The Mother Of Barack Obama?

Stanley Ann Dunham had a lifelong influence on her son, but tragically, she died in November 1995 — 13 years before Barack Obama would be elected president.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 6, 2024

Who Was Stanley Ann Dunham, The Mother Of Barack Obama?

Stanley Ann Dunham had a lifelong influence on her son, but tragically, she died in November 1995 — 13 years before Barack Obama would be elected president.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 6, 2024

How Jeff Gillooly Masterminded The Infamous Attack On Nancy Kerrigan

Jeff Gillooly plotted the 1994 attack against figure skater Nancy Kerrigan so his ex-wife Tonya Harding would have a better shot at the Olympics.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 6, 2024

How Jeff Gillooly Masterminded The Infamous Attack On Nancy Kerrigan

Jeff Gillooly plotted the 1994 attack against figure skater Nancy Kerrigan so his ex-wife Tonya Harding would have a better shot at the Olympics.

By Austin Harvey • January 6, 2024

This Week In History News, Dec. 31 – Jan. 6

Lavish Roman necropolis found in Italy, 2,000-year-old astronomical calendar uncovered in China, Scythian quivers made of human skin discovered in Ukraine.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 5, 2024

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This Week In History News, Dec. 31 – Jan. 6

Lavish Roman necropolis found in Italy, 2,000-year-old astronomical calendar uncovered in China, Scythian quivers made of human skin discovered in Ukraine.

By All That's Interesting • January 5, 2024

Sally Snowman, The Last Lighthouse Keeper In The U.S., Has Officially Stepped Down

Sally Snowman has been a lighthouse keeper at Boston Light Beacon on Little Brewster Island for the past two decades.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 5, 2024

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Sally Snowman, The Last Lighthouse Keeper In The U.S., Has Officially Stepped Down

Sally Snowman has been a lighthouse keeper at Boston Light Beacon on Little Brewster Island for the past two decades.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 5, 2024

An Ancient Wooden Astronomical Calendar Was Just Discovered In A 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Tomb

The calendar is one of more than 600 relics unearthed at the immaculately well-preserved tomb, which dates to the Western Han dynasty.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 4, 2024

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An Ancient Wooden Astronomical Calendar Was Just Discovered In A 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Tomb

The calendar is one of more than 600 relics unearthed at the immaculately well-preserved tomb, which dates to the Western Han dynasty.

By Austin Harvey • January 4, 2024