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Nine-Year-Old Trips Over Rock That Turns Out To Be Fossil Of Human “Missing Link”

It is believed that the 2 million-year-old skeleton fills the gap between our apelike ancestors and those early humans who used tools.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 23, 2019

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Nine-Year-Old Trips Over Rock That Turns Out To Be Fossil Of Human “Missing Link”

It is believed that the 2 million-year-old skeleton fills the gap between our apelike ancestors and those early humans who used tools.

By Leah Silverman • January 23, 2019

9 History-Making Photos Of The Moon’s Proverbial Dark Side

No country nor space agency has ever touched down on the far side of the moon — until now.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 23, 2019

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9 History-Making Photos Of The Moon’s Proverbial Dark Side

No country nor space agency has ever touched down on the far side of the moon — until now.

By Erin Kelly • January 23, 2019

The Haymarket Riot And The Bomb That Changed The Labor Movement Forever

The Haymarket Riot started with a single stick of dynamite — and culminated in a wave of paranoia, police injustice, and activism that changed labor laws around the world.

By Mark Oliver • Jan 22, 2019

The Haymarket Riot And The Bomb That Changed The Labor Movement Forever

The Haymarket Riot started with a single stick of dynamite — and culminated in a wave of paranoia, police injustice, and activism that changed labor laws around the world.

By Mark Oliver • January 22, 2019

English Marathoner Mark Fellows Revealed To Be A Hitman Based On His GPS Watch History

A four-year streak of gang violence in northwestern England has ended as hitman Mark Fellows was brought to justice via his Garmin Forerunner.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 22, 2019

Weird News

English Marathoner Mark Fellows Revealed To Be A Hitman Based On His GPS Watch History

A four-year streak of gang violence in northwestern England has ended as hitman Mark Fellows was brought to justice via his Garmin Forerunner.

By Leah Silverman • January 22, 2019

RAF Veteran Could Be Responsible For The 1961 Plane Crash Of U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld

The peacekeeper's death has eluded investigators for nearly 60 years, but new evidence may have finally named his murderer.

By Gina Dimuro • Jan 22, 2019

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RAF Veteran Could Be Responsible For The 1961 Plane Crash Of U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld

The peacekeeper's death has eluded investigators for nearly 60 years, but new evidence may have finally named his murderer.

By Gina Dimuro • January 22, 2019

The Heartbreaking True Story Of The Real Boy Behind Christopher Robin

The house at Pooh Corner was not a magical place for the real Christopher Robin Milne who was overshadowed by his fictional namesake.

By Mark Oliver • Jan 20, 2019

The Heartbreaking True Story Of The Real Boy Behind Christopher Robin

The house at Pooh Corner was not a magical place for the real Christopher Robin Milne who was overshadowed by his fictional namesake.

By Mark Oliver • January 20, 2019

The Story Of Nathuram Godse, The Man Who Killed Gandhi

Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Gandhi, remains a controversial figure in India to this day — here's why.

By Caroline Redmond • Jan 19, 2019

The Story Of Nathuram Godse, The Man Who Killed Gandhi

Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Gandhi, remains a controversial figure in India to this day — here's why.

By Caroline Redmond • January 19, 2019

This Week In History News, Jan. 13 – 19

Ancient mammoth rib shows signs of human hunting, DNA of extinct wolf found in modern dogs, remains reveal prehistoric humans and dogs once hunted together.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 18, 2019

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This Week In History News, Jan. 13 – 19

Ancient mammoth rib shows signs of human hunting, DNA of extinct wolf found in modern dogs, remains reveal prehistoric humans and dogs once hunted together.

By All That's Interesting • January 18, 2019

Military Horse Prepped To Rescue Victims Of Pompeii Found In Its Stable

The horse was found in full saddle suggesting that it was being prepped to rescue those fleeing the volcanic eruption.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 18, 2019

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Military Horse Prepped To Rescue Victims Of Pompeii Found In Its Stable

The horse was found in full saddle suggesting that it was being prepped to rescue those fleeing the volcanic eruption.

By Leah Silverman • January 18, 2019

Shaka: The Controversial King Of The Zulus Hailed As The ‘African Napoleon’

Historians disagree on how cruel Shaka truly was as a ruler, but his military prowess was indisputable.

By Daniel Rennie • Jan 17, 2019

Shaka: The Controversial King Of The Zulus Hailed As The ‘African Napoleon’

Historians disagree on how cruel Shaka truly was as a ruler, but his military prowess was indisputable.

By Daniel Rennie • January 17, 2019

13 Epic Super Bowl Commercials That We’re All Still Talking About Years Later

From the dramatic to the hilarious and the flat out weird — these are the commercials we remember best.

By Bernadette Deron • Jan 15, 2019

13 Epic Super Bowl Commercials That We’re All Still Talking About Years Later

From the dramatic to the hilarious and the flat out weird — these are the commercials we remember best.

By Bernadette Deron • January 15, 2019