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This Week In History News, Mar. 8 – 14

Ancient Viking arrowhead uncovered, Egypt's oldest pyramid reopened, dozens of 1,200-year-old Canary Island skeletons found.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 13, 2020

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This Week In History News, Mar. 8 – 14

Ancient Viking arrowhead uncovered, Egypt's oldest pyramid reopened, dozens of 1,200-year-old Canary Island skeletons found.

By All That's Interesting • March 13, 2020

Medieval Bones Found In English Church In 1885 Belonged To A 7th-Century Saint

Due to the religious significance of Saint Eanswythe's bones, scientists could only analyze them in the church.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 13, 2020

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Medieval Bones Found In English Church In 1885 Belonged To A 7th-Century Saint

Due to the religious significance of Saint Eanswythe's bones, scientists could only analyze them in the church.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 13, 2020

Why Julius And Ethel Rosenberg Were Executed For Espionage At The Height Of The Red Scare

Was the trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg justified — or was it the product of a nation's collective paranoia?

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 12, 2020

Why Julius And Ethel Rosenberg Were Executed For Espionage At The Height Of The Red Scare

Was the trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg justified — or was it the product of a nation's collective paranoia?

By Marco Margaritoff • March 12, 2020

This 1969 Raid On The Black Panthers’ Headquarters Led To Militarized Policing In America

When the Black Panthers took up arms to protect their communities, governments passed new laws stripping their gun rights — and used military tactics to enforce them.

By Samuel Warde • Mar 12, 2020

This 1969 Raid On The Black Panthers’ Headquarters Led To Militarized Policing In America

When the Black Panthers took up arms to protect their communities, governments passed new laws stripping their gun rights — and used military tactics to enforce them.

By Samuel Warde • March 12, 2020

Smallest-Ever Dinosaur Found Trapped In 100 Million-Year-Old Amber With A Full Set Of Teeth

"I literally have never seen anything like this."

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 12, 2020

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Smallest-Ever Dinosaur Found Trapped In 100 Million-Year-Old Amber With A Full Set Of Teeth

"I literally have never seen anything like this."

By Marco Margaritoff • March 12, 2020

Discovery Of 3,500-Year-Old Stone Box Could Lead To The Missing Tomb Of Pharaoh Thutmose II

Beside the stone box was a wooden one, which contained the pharaoh's inscription.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 12, 2020

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Discovery Of 3,500-Year-Old Stone Box Could Lead To The Missing Tomb Of Pharaoh Thutmose II

Beside the stone box was a wooden one, which contained the pharaoh's inscription.

By Natasha Ishak • March 12, 2020

Meet Anna Coleman Ladd, The Sculptor Who Created Masks For Mutilated World War I Soldiers

Before plastic surgery became mainstream, Anna Coleman Ladd used her artistic talents to help improve the lives of disfigured French and American veterans.

By Joseph Williams • Mar 11, 2020

Meet Anna Coleman Ladd, The Sculptor Who Created Masks For Mutilated World War I Soldiers

Before plastic surgery became mainstream, Anna Coleman Ladd used her artistic talents to help improve the lives of disfigured French and American veterans.

By Joseph Williams • March 11, 2020

Discover Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji, The Buddhist Temple ‘Guarded’ By 1,200 Whimsical Statues

Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan that features over 1,200 stone figures representing Rakan, or disciples of the founder of Buddhism.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 9, 2020

Discover Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji, The Buddhist Temple ‘Guarded’ By 1,200 Whimsical Statues

Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan that features over 1,200 stone figures representing Rakan, or disciples of the founder of Buddhism.

By Erin Kelly • March 9, 2020

Was Medieval Cannibal And Black Magician Peter Niers History’s Most Prolific Serial Killer?

If his own confession before his brutal execution is to be believed, then Peter Niers slaughtered 544 people — 24 of which were pregnant women he killed for their fetuses.

By Leah Silverman • Mar 9, 2020

Was Medieval Cannibal And Black Magician Peter Niers History’s Most Prolific Serial Killer?

If his own confession before his brutal execution is to be believed, then Peter Niers slaughtered 544 people — 24 of which were pregnant women he killed for their fetuses.

By Leah Silverman • March 9, 2020

Community Restores The Childhood Home Of 105-Year-Old Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor

While as many as 300 black Tulsans are estimated to have been killed during the 1921 Tusla Race Massacre, many more were displaced after mobs burned their homes to the ground.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 9, 2020

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Community Restores The Childhood Home Of 105-Year-Old Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor

While as many as 300 black Tulsans are estimated to have been killed during the 1921 Tusla Race Massacre, many more were displaced after mobs burned their homes to the ground.

By Natasha Ishak • March 9, 2020

Drone Finds 72 Skeletons And Mummies In Ancient Guanche Cave Tomb In The Canary Islands

There are around 1,200 archaeological sites on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. This one, however, contained the remains of aboriginal Guanche newborns.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 9, 2020

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Drone Finds 72 Skeletons And Mummies In Ancient Guanche Cave Tomb In The Canary Islands

There are around 1,200 archaeological sites on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. This one, however, contained the remains of aboriginal Guanche newborns.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 9, 2020