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This Week In History News, Nov. 6 – 12

Ancient Roman theater discovered in Crete, history's first written sentence uncovered in Israel, Stone Age child who may have been buried with a wolf found in Finland.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 11, 2022

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This Week In History News, Nov. 6 – 12

Ancient Roman theater discovered in Crete, history's first written sentence uncovered in Israel, Stone Age child who may have been buried with a wolf found in Finland.

By All That's Interesting • November 11, 2022

Pennsylvania Pastor Discovers A Long-Abandoned Cemetery Of Black WWI Veterans In The Woods

A local pastor's mission to track down his family led to the discovery of nine Black World War I veterans' graves in an abandoned, heavily wooded area.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 11, 2022

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Pennsylvania Pastor Discovers A Long-Abandoned Cemetery Of Black WWI Veterans In The Woods

A local pastor's mission to track down his family led to the discovery of nine Black World War I veterans' graves in an abandoned, heavily wooded area.

By Austin Harvey • November 11, 2022

27 Of The Most Imaginative Victorian Inventions

These gadgets from the late 18th and early 19th centuries have a definitive Steampunk look — but some had more of a lasting effect on society than others.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 10, 2022

27 Of The Most Imaginative Victorian Inventions

These gadgets from the late 18th and early 19th centuries have a definitive Steampunk look — but some had more of a lasting effect on society than others.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 10, 2022

The Legend Of The Wolpertinger, The Horned Rabbit Said To Roam The Bavarian Alps

Likely created as a way for crafty taxidermists to make money off of gullible tourists, the wolpertinger is a mythical hare-deer hybrid that can supposedly be found in the forests of Germany.

By Donna Sarkar • Nov 9, 2022

The Legend Of The Wolpertinger, The Horned Rabbit Said To Roam The Bavarian Alps

Likely created as a way for crafty taxidermists to make money off of gullible tourists, the wolpertinger is a mythical hare-deer hybrid that can supposedly be found in the forests of Germany.

By Donna Sarkar • November 9, 2022

History’s First Full Sentence Using An Alphabet Was Just Discovered On An Ancient Comb — And It’s About Beard Lice

This ivory comb from 1700 B.C.E. has an inscription in the Canaanite language that offers instructions on how to avoid lice.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 9, 2022

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History’s First Full Sentence Using An Alphabet Was Just Discovered On An Ancient Comb — And It’s About Beard Lice

This ivory comb from 1700 B.C.E. has an inscription in the Canaanite language that offers instructions on how to avoid lice.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 9, 2022

The Story Of Anne Hutchinson, The Fearless Puritan Woman Who Took On Colonial Boston’s Religious Patriarchy

In the late 1630s, Anne Hutchinson made a name for herself in the Massachusetts Bay Colony as an outspoken religious reformer — and garnered the ire of male religious leaders.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 9, 2022

The Story Of Anne Hutchinson, The Fearless Puritan Woman Who Took On Colonial Boston’s Religious Patriarchy

In the late 1630s, Anne Hutchinson made a name for herself in the Massachusetts Bay Colony as an outspoken religious reformer — and garnered the ire of male religious leaders.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 9, 2022

The Catastrophic Story Of The Johnstown Flood That Washed Away An Entire Pennsylvania Town In 1889

On May 31, 1889, the Johnstown Flood killed more than 2,200 people in southwestern Pennsylvania when the long-neglected South Fork Dam suddenly gave way.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 8, 2022

The Catastrophic Story Of The Johnstown Flood That Washed Away An Entire Pennsylvania Town In 1889

On May 31, 1889, the Johnstown Flood killed more than 2,200 people in southwestern Pennsylvania when the long-neglected South Fork Dam suddenly gave way.

By Austin Harvey • November 8, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of Ward Weaver III, The Oregon Dad Who Brutally Murdered His Daughter’s Preteen Friends

In 2002, Ward Weaver III went on TV and proclaimed his innocence in the disappearances of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis — while standing on the very spot where he’d buried Pond.

By Neil Patmore • Nov 8, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of Ward Weaver III, The Oregon Dad Who Brutally Murdered His Daughter’s Preteen Friends

In 2002, Ward Weaver III went on TV and proclaimed his innocence in the disappearances of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis — while standing on the very spot where he’d buried Pond.

By Neil Patmore • November 8, 2022

Archaeologists In Finland Discover The Remains Of A Stone Age Child Who May Have Been Buried With A Wolf

A new study analyzes the fur, feathers, and plant matter found in the 8,000-year-old grave of a young child.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 7, 2022

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Archaeologists In Finland Discover The Remains Of A Stone Age Child Who May Have Been Buried With A Wolf

A new study analyzes the fur, feathers, and plant matter found in the 8,000-year-old grave of a young child.

By Austin Harvey • November 7, 2022

The Story Of ‘Fat Pete’ Chiodo, The Mobster Who Was Too Heavy To Be Killed

Peter Chiodo was a high-ranking New York gangster in the late 1980s, until he defied his bosses — then survived their attempt on his life because his weight protected him from the bullets.

By Neil Patmore • Nov 7, 2022

The Story Of ‘Fat Pete’ Chiodo, The Mobster Who Was Too Heavy To Be Killed

Peter Chiodo was a high-ranking New York gangster in the late 1980s, until he defied his bosses — then survived their attempt on his life because his weight protected him from the bullets.

By Neil Patmore • November 7, 2022

Albert DeSalvo: The Career Criminal Who Confessed To Being The ‘Boston Strangler’

Though Albert DeSalvo confessed to murdering 13 women in the early 1960s, some believe that the "Boston Strangler" was really multiple serial killers.

By Katie Serena • Nov 6, 2022

Albert DeSalvo: The Career Criminal Who Confessed To Being The ‘Boston Strangler’

Though Albert DeSalvo confessed to murdering 13 women in the early 1960s, some believe that the "Boston Strangler" was really multiple serial killers.

By Katie Serena • November 6, 2022