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Joseph Smith’s Death At The Hands Of An Angry Mob — And Its Lasting Effect On The Church Of Latter-Day Saints

When Joseph Smith was killed in Illinois on June 27, 1844, it marked a dramatic conclusion to his controversial life and profoundly impacted the future of the Mormon Church.

By Amber Morgan • Jun 3, 2023

Joseph Smith’s Death At The Hands Of An Angry Mob — And Its Lasting Effect On The Church Of Latter-Day Saints

When Joseph Smith was killed in Illinois on June 27, 1844, it marked a dramatic conclusion to his controversial life and profoundly impacted the future of the Mormon Church.

By Amber Morgan • June 3, 2023

John Dillinger’s Death: How ‘Public Enemy No. 1’ Was Killed In A Hail Of Bullets

After a year of robbing banks, John Dillinger died on July 22, 1934, when federal agents shot and killed him as he left a movie in Chicago, Illinois.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 2, 2023

John Dillinger’s Death: How ‘Public Enemy No. 1’ Was Killed In A Hail Of Bullets

After a year of robbing banks, John Dillinger died on July 22, 1934, when federal agents shot and killed him as he left a movie in Chicago, Illinois.

By Austin Harvey • June 2, 2023

This Week In History News, May 28 – Jun. 3

Eighteenth-century sword sold for $17.4 million in London, ancient petroglyphs uncovered in Sweden, 2,500-year-old feces examined in Jerusalem.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 2, 2023

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This Week In History News, May 28 – Jun. 3

Eighteenth-century sword sold for $17.4 million in London, ancient petroglyphs uncovered in Sweden, 2,500-year-old feces examined in Jerusalem.

By All That's Interesting • June 2, 2023

Paleontologists Just Unearthed A Nearly 6-Million-Year-Old ‘Elephant Graveyard’ In Florida

The bones belong to the gomphothere, a distant relative of modern elephants that roamed the earth for millions of years before being hunted to extinction 12,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 2, 2023

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Paleontologists Just Unearthed A Nearly 6-Million-Year-Old ‘Elephant Graveyard’ In Florida

The bones belong to the gomphothere, a distant relative of modern elephants that roamed the earth for millions of years before being hunted to extinction 12,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • June 2, 2023

Aldrich Ames, The Notorious Double Agent Who Sold CIA Secrets To The U.S.S.R.

CIA agent Aldrich Ames started working for the Soviet Union in 1985, eventually exposing the names of every Soviet intelligence or military official working for the United States.

By Lisa Hornung • Jun 1, 2023

Aldrich Ames, The Notorious Double Agent Who Sold CIA Secrets To The U.S.S.R.

CIA agent Aldrich Ames started working for the Soviet Union in 1985, eventually exposing the names of every Soviet intelligence or military official working for the United States.

By Lisa Hornung • June 1, 2023

The Short Life Of Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes And Her Heartbreaking Demise In Honduras

Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was the heart of TLC and one of the top rappers of the 1990s before she was tragically killed in a car crash in Honduras.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 1, 2023

The Short Life Of Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes And Her Heartbreaking Demise In Honduras

Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was the heart of TLC and one of the top rappers of the 1990s before she was tragically killed in a car crash in Honduras.

By Austin Harvey • June 1, 2023

2,700-Year-Old Petroglyphs Depicting People, Ships, And Animals Discovered Under A Mossy Rock In Sweden

The petroglyphs extend across 50 feet of the rock's surface, with some as long as 13 feet and others only a few inches.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 1, 2023

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2,700-Year-Old Petroglyphs Depicting People, Ships, And Animals Discovered Under A Mossy Rock In Sweden

The petroglyphs extend across 50 feet of the rock's surface, with some as long as 13 feet and others only a few inches.

By Austin Harvey • June 1, 2023

Archaeologists In South Africa Just Uncovered The Oldest Homo Sapiens Footprints On Record

The tracks, which were discovered near the southern tip of the African continent, are approximately 153,000 years old.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 1, 2023

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Archaeologists In South Africa Just Uncovered The Oldest Homo Sapiens Footprints On Record

The tracks, which were discovered near the southern tip of the African continent, are approximately 153,000 years old.

By Austin Harvey • June 1, 2023

Kristin Smart Vanished In 1996 — And It Took 27 Years To Bring Her Killer To Justice

On May 25, 1996, Kristin Smart was murdered by her classmate Paul Flores at California Polytechnic State University. He walked free for nearly three decades — until a podcast helped solve the case.

By Austin Harvey • May 31, 2023

Kristin Smart Vanished In 1996 — And It Took 27 Years To Bring Her Killer To Justice

On May 25, 1996, Kristin Smart was murdered by her classmate Paul Flores at California Polytechnic State University. He walked free for nearly three decades — until a podcast helped solve the case.

By Austin Harvey • May 31, 2023

Florida Murder Victim Known Only As ‘Trunk Lady’ Finally Identified After 53 Years

On Halloween night in 1969, police in St. Petersburg opened a large case that had been dumped behind a restaurant and found the body of "Trunk Lady," now known to be an Arizona mother of five named Sylvia June Atherton.

By Amber Morgan • May 31, 2023

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Florida Murder Victim Known Only As ‘Trunk Lady’ Finally Identified After 53 Years

On Halloween night in 1969, police in St. Petersburg opened a large case that had been dumped behind a restaurant and found the body of "Trunk Lady," now known to be an Arizona mother of five named Sylvia June Atherton.

By Amber Morgan • May 31, 2023