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The Gunfight At The O.K. Corral: What Really Happened In The Most Iconic Event Of The Wild West

In just 30 seconds, 30 rounds were fired when the tension between a crew of thieving cowboys and vigilante lawmen came to an explosive head in the frontier town of Tombstone, Arizona.

By Mark Oliver • Jan 15, 2019

The Gunfight At The O.K. Corral: What Really Happened In The Most Iconic Event Of The Wild West

In just 30 seconds, 30 rounds were fired when the tension between a crew of thieving cowboys and vigilante lawmen came to an explosive head in the frontier town of Tombstone, Arizona.

By Mark Oliver • January 15, 2019

Archaeologists Find 25,000-Year-Old Mammoth Rib Pierced With An Arrow From Early Human Hunters

"We finally have a ‘smoking gun,’ the first direct evidence of how these animals were hunted."

By Leah Silverman • Jan 14, 2019

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Archaeologists Find 25,000-Year-Old Mammoth Rib Pierced With An Arrow From Early Human Hunters

"We finally have a ‘smoking gun,’ the first direct evidence of how these animals were hunted."

By Leah Silverman • January 14, 2019

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Conjoined Twins

Conjoined twins occur in just one out of every 200,000 live births.

By Daniel Rennie • Jan 13, 2019

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Conjoined Twins

Conjoined twins occur in just one out of every 200,000 live births.

By Daniel Rennie • January 13, 2019

Walk Of Death: The Story Of Howard Unruh And American History’s First Mass Shooting

On September 6, 1949, Howard Unruh killed 13 people in 12 minutes. If he'd had enough bullets, he later said, he would have "killed a thousand."

By Katie Serena • Jan 11, 2019

Walk Of Death: The Story Of Howard Unruh And American History’s First Mass Shooting

On September 6, 1949, Howard Unruh killed 13 people in 12 minutes. If he'd had enough bullets, he later said, he would have "killed a thousand."

By Katie Serena • January 11, 2019

This Week In History News, Jan. 7 – 11

Million-dollar penny up for auction, Bronze Age prosthetic hand found, temple to pre-Aztec "Flay Lord" uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 11, 2019

This Week In History News, Jan. 7 – 11

Million-dollar penny up for auction, Bronze Age prosthetic hand found, temple to pre-Aztec "Flay Lord" uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • January 11, 2019

44 Retro Images Of What Life Was Like In 1980s Los Angeles

There was no shortage of cheap thrills in the 80s — and if you wanted to find them, Los Angeles was the place to be.

By Bernadette Deron • Jan 10, 2019

44 Retro Images Of What Life Was Like In 1980s Los Angeles

There was no shortage of cheap thrills in the 80s — and if you wanted to find them, Los Angeles was the place to be.

By Bernadette Deron • January 10, 2019

$1 Million Penny Found In Young Boy’s Lunch Money Goes To Auction

16-year-old Don Lutes Jr. held on to his discovery for over 7 decades until his death this year. Now, the find is expected to fetch over $1 million.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 10, 2019

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$1 Million Penny Found In Young Boy’s Lunch Money Goes To Auction

16-year-old Don Lutes Jr. held on to his discovery for over 7 decades until his death this year. Now, the find is expected to fetch over $1 million.

By Leah Silverman • January 10, 2019

The Lake Bodom Murders: Finland’s Most Famous Unsolved Triple Homicide

In the summer of 1960, four teenagers set out for sweetheart's retreat by the shore of Finland's Lake Bodom. Only one would return and 40 years later, become a suspect in the murder of his three friends.

By Katie Serena • Jan 9, 2019

The Lake Bodom Murders: Finland’s Most Famous Unsolved Triple Homicide

In the summer of 1960, four teenagers set out for sweetheart's retreat by the shore of Finland's Lake Bodom. Only one would return and 40 years later, become a suspect in the murder of his three friends.

By Katie Serena • January 9, 2019

Jeremy Delle: The Classroom Suicide Of A Texas Teenager Made Famous By Pearl Jam

The song describes a despondent and isolated teenage boy. But who was Jeremy Delle, the 15-year-old behind the hit single "Jeremy?"

By Katie Serena • Jan 9, 2019

Jeremy Delle: The Classroom Suicide Of A Texas Teenager Made Famous By Pearl Jam

The song describes a despondent and isolated teenage boy. But who was Jeremy Delle, the 15-year-old behind the hit single "Jeremy?"

By Katie Serena • January 9, 2019

DNA Testing To Catch Ivory Poachers Reveals Sale Of Extinct Mammoth Tusks Instead

Conservationists in Edinburgh and Cambodia have discovered a startling loophole for illegal traders under pressure of ivory bans.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 9, 2019

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DNA Testing To Catch Ivory Poachers Reveals Sale Of Extinct Mammoth Tusks Instead

Conservationists in Edinburgh and Cambodia have discovered a startling loophole for illegal traders under pressure of ivory bans.

By Leah Silverman • January 9, 2019

The Sturmabteilung: Hitler’s Unofficial Army Of Thugs

Literally 'Storm Unit,' the SA was once a group of specialized troops under Imperial Germany — until Hitler assembled them en masse to intimidate his political opponents.

By Gina Dimuro • Jan 8, 2019

The Sturmabteilung: Hitler’s Unofficial Army Of Thugs

Literally 'Storm Unit,' the SA was once a group of specialized troops under Imperial Germany — until Hitler assembled them en masse to intimidate his political opponents.

By Gina Dimuro • January 8, 2019