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How The Civil War Started And Ended On Wilmer McLean’s Property

Wilmer McLean moved his family 100 miles south after the first battle of the Civil War broke out in his yard — but through a strange twist of fate, Robert E. Lee would surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in McLean's new parlor.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 9, 2021

How The Civil War Started And Ended On Wilmer McLean’s Property

Wilmer McLean moved his family 100 miles south after the first battle of the Civil War broke out in his yard — but through a strange twist of fate, Robert E. Lee would surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in McLean's new parlor.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 9, 2021

How Christa Pike Became The Youngest Woman Sentenced To Death In U.S. History

On January 12, 1995, Christa Pike brutally murdered Colleen Slemmer with Tadaryl Shipp in the woods of Knoxville, Tennessee. And instead of hiding her crime, she decided to show it off.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 8, 2021

How Christa Pike Became The Youngest Woman Sentenced To Death In U.S. History

On January 12, 1995, Christa Pike brutally murdered Colleen Slemmer with Tadaryl Shipp in the woods of Knoxville, Tennessee. And instead of hiding her crime, she decided to show it off.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 8, 2021

This Week In History News, Jan. 3 – 9

Roman snack bar from 79 A.D. unearthed in Pompeii, last American Civil War widow dead at 101, dance floor where John the Baptist was condemned found in Jordan.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 8, 2021

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This Week In History News, Jan. 3 – 9

Roman snack bar from 79 A.D. unearthed in Pompeii, last American Civil War widow dead at 101, dance floor where John the Baptist was condemned found in Jordan.

By All That's Interesting • January 8, 2021

Meet Raymond Loewy, The Man Whose Iconic Designs Defined Mid-Century America

"There is a frantic race to merchandise tinsel and trash under the guise of 'modernism,'" Loewy once said. "I can claim to have made the daily life of the 20th Century more beautiful."

By Erin Kelly • Jan 7, 2021

Meet Raymond Loewy, The Man Whose Iconic Designs Defined Mid-Century America

"There is a frantic race to merchandise tinsel and trash under the guise of 'modernism,'" Loewy once said. "I can claim to have made the daily life of the 20th Century more beautiful."

By Erin Kelly • January 7, 2021

1,900-Year-Old Roman Relic Uncovered After Being Used As A Stepping Stone In An English Garden

A woman in the small village of Whiteparish used the slab for nearly a decade as a step-mount for her horse before she saw its inscription hiding beneath a layer of mud.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 7, 2021

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1,900-Year-Old Roman Relic Uncovered After Being Used As A Stepping Stone In An English Garden

A woman in the small village of Whiteparish used the slab for nearly a decade as a step-mount for her horse before she saw its inscription hiding beneath a layer of mud.

By Natasha Ishak • January 7, 2021

The Last Known Surviving Widow Of A Civil War Veteran Just Died In Missouri

Helen Viola Jackson was only 17 years old when she married 93-year-old James Bolin in 1936. According to Jackson, the veteran wed her so she could have a future during the Great Depression.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 6, 2021

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The Last Known Surviving Widow Of A Civil War Veteran Just Died In Missouri

Helen Viola Jackson was only 17 years old when she married 93-year-old James Bolin in 1936. According to Jackson, the veteran wed her so she could have a future during the Great Depression.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 6, 2021

Was Typhoid Mary A Reckless Superspreader Or A Tragic Victim?

Go inside the sad story of "Typhoid Mary" Mallon, an Irish American cook who was found to be "patient zero" during a typhoid epidemic in early 1900s New York.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 5, 2021

Was Typhoid Mary A Reckless Superspreader Or A Tragic Victim?

Go inside the sad story of "Typhoid Mary" Mallon, an Irish American cook who was found to be "patient zero" during a typhoid epidemic in early 1900s New York.

By Natasha Ishak • January 5, 2021

Meet Donald ‘Pee Wee’ Gaskins, The Cannibal Serial Killer Who Allegedly Murdered 90 People

Pee Wee Gaskins took to violence as early as age 11, when he and a group of friends burglarized, assaulted, and raped their neighbors.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 4, 2021

Meet Donald ‘Pee Wee’ Gaskins, The Cannibal Serial Killer Who Allegedly Murdered 90 People

Pee Wee Gaskins took to violence as early as age 11, when he and a group of friends burglarized, assaulted, and raped their neighbors.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 4, 2021

Scientists Stunned By 50,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Found In Siberian Permafrost With Its Intestines Intact

Scientists believe that this is the best-preserved juvenile woolly rhino specimen they have ever found.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 4, 2021

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Scientists Stunned By 50,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Found In Siberian Permafrost With Its Intestines Intact

Scientists believe that this is the best-preserved juvenile woolly rhino specimen they have ever found.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 4, 2021

Inside The Historic Moment When Martin Luther King And Malcolm X Met For The First And Only Time

On March 26, 1964, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. met on Capitol Hill and discussed working together in the future — but within a year, one of them was dead.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 30, 2020

Inside The Historic Moment When Martin Luther King And Malcolm X Met For The First And Only Time

On March 26, 1964, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. met on Capitol Hill and discussed working together in the future — but within a year, one of them was dead.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 30, 2020