This Week In History News, Oct. 13 – 19
Woolly mammoths’ last days before extinction uncovered, jelly-like orb captured on video underwater, “Bronze Age New York” unearthed. The Last Woolly Mammoths On Earth Died...
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Big Hair And Wild Partying: Step Into The World Of ’80s Hair Metal
Hair metal legends Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe would smash bottles over each other’s heads and swallow light bulbs just for fun...
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Harry Houdini Escaped From The Belly Of A Whale — But He Couldn’t Escape Death
Legend has it that Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, after an overeager fan punched him in the gut and caused his appendix to...
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Johnson, Clinton…Trump? A Look Back At The History Of Impeached Presidents
Four U.S. presidents have faced impeachment inquiries — but only two have been impeached. Wikimedia CommonsPresident Richard Nixon’s resignation letter. Aug. 9, 1974. It is...
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Inside The Final Days Before Marie Antoinette’s Death Sated France’s Bloodlust
The days preceding Marie Antoinette’s execution were excruciating. She was imprisoned, endured allegations of incest, and her hair went white overnight from shock. Marie Antoinette:...
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Empress Cixi Brought China Into The Modern Age — And Wasn’t Afraid To Kill Her Enemies
Some suspect Cixi killed her dead son’s pregnant wife so she wouldn’t have to compete for power with a legitimate heir. Within Beijing’s Forbidden City,...
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Deadly Sniper Roza Shanina Was One Of The Soviets’ Greatest Assets In World War II
Roza Shanina racked up 59 Nazi kills in just 10 months on the Eastern Front — and her diary captured it all. Za Rodinu/FlickrRoza Shanina...
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This Week In History News, Oct. 6 – 12
D-Day audio brought to light, hidden Renaissance masterpiece found, Pompeii scrolls virtually unraveled. The post This Week In History News, Oct. 6 – 12 appeared...
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Joseph Bonanno: The Mob Boss Who Led A Mafia Family Before Retiring To Write A Book
Joseph Bonanno snuck into the U.S. from Sicily in 1924 and joined a New York mafia family at the age of 19. By the time...
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Angela Hitler Was The Führer’s Half-Sister — And The Mother Of His Teenage, Incestuous Love Interest
Angela Hitler was allegedly the Führer’s favorite sister and she remained loyal to him even after he developed a questionable relationship with Angela’s daughter, Geli....
