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This Week In History News, Oct. 11 – 17

Coin celebrating Julius Caesar's death uncovered, ancient Siberian warrior couple unearthed, stolen Pompeii artifacts returned.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 16, 2020

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This Week In History News, Oct. 11 – 17

Coin celebrating Julius Caesar's death uncovered, ancient Siberian warrior couple unearthed, stolen Pompeii artifacts returned.

By All That's Interesting • October 16, 2020

Meet Susie King Taylor, The First African American Army Nurse Who Moonlit As A Teacher For Black Union Soldiers

A self-taught slave who escaped to freedom, Susie King Taylor educated African American soldiers at a time when it was illegal for a Black woman to read.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 15, 2020

Meet Susie King Taylor, The First African American Army Nurse Who Moonlit As A Teacher For Black Union Soldiers

A self-taught slave who escaped to freedom, Susie King Taylor educated African American soldiers at a time when it was illegal for a Black woman to read.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 15, 2020

Biggest WW2 Bomb Found In Poland Explodes Underwater During Defusal Attempt

Luckily, nobody was hurt when the decades-old bomb went off.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 14, 2020

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Biggest WW2 Bomb Found In Poland Explodes Underwater During Defusal Attempt

Luckily, nobody was hurt when the decades-old bomb went off.

By Natasha Ishak • October 14, 2020

Inside Tirana, Albania’s Colorful Capital That Was Once A Communist Wasteland

Up until 1992, Albania was ruled under a merciless communist regime. But in 2000, the mayor of the nation's capital launched a city-wide beautification program — to stunning results.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 10, 2020

Inside Tirana, Albania’s Colorful Capital That Was Once A Communist Wasteland

Up until 1992, Albania was ruled under a merciless communist regime. But in 2000, the mayor of the nation's capital launched a city-wide beautification program — to stunning results.

By Natasha Ishak • October 10, 2020

55 Grunge Pictures That Capture The Height Of Generation X

Originating in Seattle, grunge took America by storm in the late '80s and early '90s — and became just as much a lifestyle as it was a music genre.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 9, 2020

55 Grunge Pictures That Capture The Height Of Generation X

Originating in Seattle, grunge took America by storm in the late '80s and early '90s — and became just as much a lifestyle as it was a music genre.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 9, 2020

This Week In History News, Oct. 4 – 10

Viking temple to Odin and Thor unearthed, purported Abraham Lincoln deathbed photo found, hidden drawing under Mona Lisa uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 9, 2020

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This Week In History News, Oct. 4 – 10

Viking temple to Odin and Thor unearthed, purported Abraham Lincoln deathbed photo found, hidden drawing under Mona Lisa uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • October 9, 2020

The 9 Most Convincing Alien Abduction Stories In Modern History

From the 1969 Berkshires UFO incident to the eerie tale of Barney and Betty Hill, these alien abduction stories might even make skeptics believe that the truth is out there.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 7, 2020

The 9 Most Convincing Alien Abduction Stories In Modern History

From the 1969 Berkshires UFO incident to the eerie tale of Barney and Betty Hill, these alien abduction stories might even make skeptics believe that the truth is out there.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 7, 2020

Meet The Haast’s Eagle, New Zealand’s ‘Lost Giant’ That Went Extinct 600 Years Ago

The Haast's eagle was the largest predator in prehistoric New Zealand and the biggest eagle that has ever lived.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 6, 2020

Meet The Haast’s Eagle, New Zealand’s ‘Lost Giant’ That Went Extinct 600 Years Ago

The Haast's eagle was the largest predator in prehistoric New Zealand and the biggest eagle that has ever lived.

By Natasha Ishak • October 6, 2020

Lost Photo Of Lincoln Of His Deathbed Surfaces — But Some Historians Are Skeptical

"Not every man with a beard photographed after 1861 was Abraham Lincoln."

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 6, 2020

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Lost Photo Of Lincoln Of His Deathbed Surfaces — But Some Historians Are Skeptical

"Not every man with a beard photographed after 1861 was Abraham Lincoln."

By Marco Margaritoff • October 6, 2020

Meet Sir Oswald Mosley, The Aristocrat Who Nearly Turned Britain Toward Fascism Before World War 2

In the 1930s, Sir Oswald Mosley led the 50,000-member British Union of Fascists and drew audiences of up to 30,000 people when speaking at nationalist and anti-Semitic rallies.

By Morgan Dunn • Oct 5, 2020

Meet Sir Oswald Mosley, The Aristocrat Who Nearly Turned Britain Toward Fascism Before World War 2

In the 1930s, Sir Oswald Mosley led the 50,000-member British Union of Fascists and drew audiences of up to 30,000 people when speaking at nationalist and anti-Semitic rallies.

By Morgan Dunn • October 5, 2020