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Why There’s More Than One Answer To How Old Is America

The United States may have been founded on July 4, 1776, but Indigenous people have lived in the territory for tens of thousands of years.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 26, 2024

Why There’s More Than One Answer To How Old Is America

The United States may have been founded on July 4, 1776, but Indigenous people have lived in the territory for tens of thousands of years.

By Austin Harvey • February 26, 2024

‘Extremely Rare’ 4,000-Year-Old Copper Dagger Found In Polish Forest

The dagger found in Jarosław Forest probably came from outside of Poland as copper objects in the region were considered "extremely rare" 4,000 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 26, 2024

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‘Extremely Rare’ 4,000-Year-Old Copper Dagger Found In Polish Forest

The dagger found in Jarosław Forest probably came from outside of Poland as copper objects in the region were considered "extremely rare" 4,000 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 26, 2024

How The Milgram Experiment Showed That Anyone Could Be A Monster

The Milgram experiment tested its subjects' willingness to harm other people for the sake of obeying authority — and it ended with truly shocking results.

By Richard Stockton • Feb 26, 2024

How The Milgram Experiment Showed That Anyone Could Be A Monster

The Milgram experiment tested its subjects' willingness to harm other people for the sake of obeying authority — and it ended with truly shocking results.

By Richard Stockton • February 26, 2024

How 15-Year-Old Latasha Harlins’ Murder Helped Spark The L.A. Riots

On March 16, 1991, Latasha Harlins went to a grocery store to buy a bottle of orange juice — but the store's owner Soon Ja Du assumed she was stealing it and shot her in the back of the head.

By Hannah McKennett • Feb 24, 2024

How 15-Year-Old Latasha Harlins’ Murder Helped Spark The L.A. Riots

On March 16, 1991, Latasha Harlins went to a grocery store to buy a bottle of orange juice — but the store's owner Soon Ja Du assumed she was stealing it and shot her in the back of the head.

By Hannah McKennett • February 24, 2024

James Dougherty, The Little-Known First Husband Of Marilyn Monroe

Before Marilyn Monroe famously wed baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, she married James Dougherty when she was just 16 years old and still known as Norma Jeane Baker.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 24, 2024

James Dougherty, The Little-Known First Husband Of Marilyn Monroe

Before Marilyn Monroe famously wed baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, she married James Dougherty when she was just 16 years old and still known as Norma Jeane Baker.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 24, 2024

Angrboda, The Norse ‘Mother Of Monsters’ Whose Children Were Destined To Cause The Apocalypse

When the giantess Angrboda bore three monstrous children with the trickster god Loki, Odin banished them, rightfully fearing they'd spark the doomsday event known as Ragnarök.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 24, 2024

Angrboda, The Norse ‘Mother Of Monsters’ Whose Children Were Destined To Cause The Apocalypse

When the giantess Angrboda bore three monstrous children with the trickster god Loki, Odin banished them, rightfully fearing they'd spark the doomsday event known as Ragnarök.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 24, 2024

Karen Friedman Hill And The Story That ‘Goodfellas’ Didn’t Tell

From drugs to violence to betrayal, the real-life story of Karen Friedman Hill and her mobster husband Henry Hill was much darker than what "Goodfellas" depicted.

By Gina Dimuro • Feb 24, 2024

Karen Friedman Hill And The Story That ‘Goodfellas’ Didn’t Tell

From drugs to violence to betrayal, the real-life story of Karen Friedman Hill and her mobster husband Henry Hill was much darker than what "Goodfellas" depicted.

By Gina Dimuro • February 24, 2024

This Week In History News, Feb. 18 – 24

Roman funerary urn unearthed in Italy, 19th-century chocolate factory discovered in Spain, Iron Age cemetery found with humans alongside dogs and horses.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 23, 2024

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This Week In History News, Feb. 18 – 24

Roman funerary urn unearthed in Italy, 19th-century chocolate factory discovered in Spain, Iron Age cemetery found with humans alongside dogs and horses.

By All That's Interesting • February 23, 2024

Two Of The World’s First PCs Were Just Rediscovered By Accident, Thanks To A U.K. Cleaning Company

The two Q1 microcomputers were discovered in December 2023, and hadn't been seen since the 1970s.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 23, 2024

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Two Of The World’s First PCs Were Just Rediscovered By Accident, Thanks To A U.K. Cleaning Company

The two Q1 microcomputers were discovered in December 2023, and hadn't been seen since the 1970s.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 23, 2024

Who Invented Peanut Butter? Inside The Origins Of The Beloved Sandwich Spread

From Marcellus Gilmore Edson's game-changing peanut paste to John Harvey Kellogg's famous patent, meet the men credited with inventing peanut butter.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 22, 2024

Who Invented Peanut Butter? Inside The Origins Of The Beloved Sandwich Spread

From Marcellus Gilmore Edson's game-changing peanut paste to John Harvey Kellogg's famous patent, meet the men credited with inventing peanut butter.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 22, 2024

Forgotten 19th-Century Chocolate Factory Unearthed In Barcelona

The renowned Spanish chocolate factory operated for decades in the 19th century before apparently shutting its doors.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 21, 2024

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Forgotten 19th-Century Chocolate Factory Unearthed In Barcelona

The renowned Spanish chocolate factory operated for decades in the 19th century before apparently shutting its doors.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 21, 2024

The Strange Story Of June And Jennifer Gibbons, The ‘Silent Twins’ Who Only Spoke To Each Other

"Silent twins" June and Jennifer Gibbons spoke only to each other, used their own special language, and mirrored each other's behavior for three decades straight.

By Katie Serena • Feb 21, 2024

The Strange Story Of June And Jennifer Gibbons, The ‘Silent Twins’ Who Only Spoke To Each Other

"Silent twins" June and Jennifer Gibbons spoke only to each other, used their own special language, and mirrored each other's behavior for three decades straight.

By Katie Serena • February 21, 2024