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The Surprising Controversy Over The Real-Life Origins Of ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’

Mary Sawyer claimed that a boy named John Roulstone wrote the classic nursery rhyme for her in 1816, but the real origin of "Mary Had A Little Lamb" is subject to intense debate — and has never been setted.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 22, 2021

The Surprising Controversy Over The Real-Life Origins Of ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’

Mary Sawyer claimed that a boy named John Roulstone wrote the classic nursery rhyme for her in 1816, but the real origin of "Mary Had A Little Lamb" is subject to intense debate — and has never been setted.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 22, 2021

This Week In History News, Oct. 17 – 23

Mysterious shipwreck found on a Latvian beach, date of Vikings' arrival in the Americas uncovered, oldest-known depiction of a ghost found on an ancient tablet.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 22, 2021

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This Week In History News, Oct. 17 – 23

Mysterious shipwreck found on a Latvian beach, date of Vikings' arrival in the Americas uncovered, oldest-known depiction of a ghost found on an ancient tablet.

By All That's Interesting • October 22, 2021

Archaeologists Discover The World’s Earliest Narrative Carving — And It’s A Man Holding His Penis Surrounded By Leopards

The relief was found in 2021 at a Neolithic site in southeastern Turkey that archaeologists date back roughly 11,000 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 22, 2021

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Archaeologists Discover The World’s Earliest Narrative Carving — And It’s A Man Holding His Penis Surrounded By Leopards

The relief was found in 2021 at a Neolithic site in southeastern Turkey that archaeologists date back roughly 11,000 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 22, 2021

Why John Basilone Might Be The Most Badass Marine Of World War II

Marine John Basilone, a hero of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, once said that he was a "plain soldier" — he was wrong.

By William DeLong • Oct 22, 2021

Why John Basilone Might Be The Most Badass Marine Of World War II

Marine John Basilone, a hero of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, once said that he was a "plain soldier" — he was wrong.

By William DeLong • October 22, 2021

The Mountain Meadows Massacre: The Mass Murder Mormons Blamed On Native Americans

The Mountain Meadows Massacre has been described by historians as "the most hideous example of the human cost exacted by religious fanaticism in American history until 9/11."

By Leah Silverman • Oct 22, 2021

The Mountain Meadows Massacre: The Mass Murder Mormons Blamed On Native Americans

The Mountain Meadows Massacre has been described by historians as "the most hideous example of the human cost exacted by religious fanaticism in American history until 9/11."

By Leah Silverman • October 22, 2021

The Sad And Short Life Of Tad Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s Youngest Son

Growing up in the White House, Tad Lincoln was a "notorious hellion," a wide-eyed observer of the catastrophe of the Civil War, and the apple of his father's eye.

By Morgan Dunn • Oct 21, 2021

The Sad And Short Life Of Tad Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s Youngest Son

Growing up in the White House, Tad Lincoln was a "notorious hellion," a wide-eyed observer of the catastrophe of the Civil War, and the apple of his father's eye.

By Morgan Dunn • October 21, 2021

Meet 7 Real-Life Mad Scientists That Are Crazier Than Any Movie Villain

From a two-headed dog to attempts to raise the dead, these scientists performed some of the most deranged experiments of all time — often with horrific results.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 21, 2021

Meet 7 Real-Life Mad Scientists That Are Crazier Than Any Movie Villain

From a two-headed dog to attempts to raise the dead, these scientists performed some of the most deranged experiments of all time — often with horrific results.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 21, 2021

Researchers Just Confirmed The Exact Date When Vikings Lived In North America — 500 Years Before Columbus

Wooden artifacts from the Norse settlement L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland show that the Vikings were living in the Americas by at least the year 1021.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 21, 2021

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Researchers Just Confirmed The Exact Date When Vikings Lived In North America — 500 Years Before Columbus

Wooden artifacts from the Norse settlement L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland show that the Vikings were living in the Americas by at least the year 1021.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 21, 2021

Inside Byberry Mental Hospital, The Philadelphia Asylum That Was Worse Than Any Horror Movie

The Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry tormented its patients with almost no consequences from its opening in 1911 until it was finally shut down in 1990.

By Erin Kelly • Oct 21, 2021

Inside Byberry Mental Hospital, The Philadelphia Asylum That Was Worse Than Any Horror Movie

The Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry tormented its patients with almost no consequences from its opening in 1911 until it was finally shut down in 1990.

By Erin Kelly • October 21, 2021

Inside The Shocking Origins Of The ‘America First’ Movement

The original America First Committee began as an anti-war movement devoted to keeping the U.S. out of World War II. But it quickly evolved into something far more ugly.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Oct 21, 2021

Inside The Shocking Origins Of The ‘America First’ Movement

The original America First Committee began as an anti-war movement devoted to keeping the U.S. out of World War II. But it quickly evolved into something far more ugly.

By Jaclyn Anglis • October 21, 2021