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Archaeologists Describe Gruesome Ritual Behind Massive Aztec Skull Tower

New details of rituals paint a picture that's even more macabre than initially thought when this ancient human sacrifice site was first uncovered.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jun 28, 2018

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Archaeologists Describe Gruesome Ritual Behind Massive Aztec Skull Tower

New details of rituals paint a picture that's even more macabre than initially thought when this ancient human sacrifice site was first uncovered.

By Kara Goldfarb • June 28, 2018

Five U.S. Navy Planes Vanished Over The Bermuda Triangle — And Were Never Heard From Again

In 1945, a group of five U.S. Navy aircraft collectively known as Flight 19 disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. They've never been found.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 28, 2018

Five U.S. Navy Planes Vanished Over The Bermuda Triangle — And Were Never Heard From Again

In 1945, a group of five U.S. Navy aircraft collectively known as Flight 19 disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. They've never been found.

By Gina Dimuro • June 28, 2018

Ambrose Burnside And The Origin Of The Word ‘Sideburns’

Ambrose Burnside may have been a Civil War general as well as a governor and U.S. senator, but many today know him best as the man who popularized sideburns.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jun 27, 2018

Ambrose Burnside And The Origin Of The Word ‘Sideburns’

Ambrose Burnside may have been a Civil War general as well as a governor and U.S. senator, but many today know him best as the man who popularized sideburns.

By Aimee Lamoureux • June 27, 2018

The Champawat Tiger Killed More Than 400 People – Until A Colonel Hunted Her Down

The Champawat Tiger killed more than 400 people in a four year span until finally the British got serious about hunting it down.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 27, 2018

The Champawat Tiger Killed More Than 400 People – Until A Colonel Hunted Her Down

The Champawat Tiger killed more than 400 people in a four year span until finally the British got serious about hunting it down.

By Gina Dimuro • June 27, 2018

Who The Sea Peoples Were And How They Devastated The Ancient World

The Sea Peoples terrorized Egypt and the Mediterranean during the Bronze Age, but their identity and origins remain mysterious to this day.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 26, 2018

Who The Sea Peoples Were And How They Devastated The Ancient World

The Sea Peoples terrorized Egypt and the Mediterranean during the Bronze Age, but their identity and origins remain mysterious to this day.

By Gina Dimuro • June 26, 2018

How Lola Montez Seduced 19th-Century Europe’s Most Famous Men — And Even Took Down A King

Dancer and actress Lola Montez left a trail of broken hearts — and one abdicated throne — across 19th-century Europe.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 26, 2018

How Lola Montez Seduced 19th-Century Europe’s Most Famous Men — And Even Took Down A King

Dancer and actress Lola Montez left a trail of broken hearts — and one abdicated throne — across 19th-century Europe.

By Gina Dimuro • June 26, 2018

The Death Of Virginia Rappe And The Trial Of Fatty Arbuckle

The facts behind the Virginia Rappe case that rocked 1920s Hollywood to its core.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 25, 2018

The Death Of Virginia Rappe And The Trial Of Fatty Arbuckle

The facts behind the Virginia Rappe case that rocked 1920s Hollywood to its core.

By Gina Dimuro • June 25, 2018

Macuahuitl: The Aztec “Obsidian Chainsaw” Even More Fearsome Than It Sounds

The macuahuitl was plenty deadly enough to take you down. But the Aztecs would rather bring you to the edge of death, then sacrifice you alive.

By William DeLong • Jun 22, 2018

Macuahuitl: The Aztec “Obsidian Chainsaw” Even More Fearsome Than It Sounds

The macuahuitl was plenty deadly enough to take you down. But the Aztecs would rather bring you to the edge of death, then sacrifice you alive.

By William DeLong • June 22, 2018

This Week In History News, June 17 – 23

Ancient mummy unearthed in stunning condition, lost Da Vinci painting possibly uncovered, extinct gibbon found in ancient Chinese tomb.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 22, 2018

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This Week In History News, June 17 – 23

Ancient mummy unearthed in stunning condition, lost Da Vinci painting possibly uncovered, extinct gibbon found in ancient Chinese tomb.

By All That's Interesting • June 22, 2018

The Rosenhan Experiment: When Fake Mental Patients Fooled Psychiatrists

How the Rosenhan experiment showed that "it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals."

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 22, 2018

The Rosenhan Experiment: When Fake Mental Patients Fooled Psychiatrists

How the Rosenhan experiment showed that "it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals."

By Gina Dimuro • June 22, 2018

Fierceness And Tragedy: The Tale Of Teuta, The Ancient European Queen Who Challenged Rome

Queen Teuta ruled over a powerful Illyrian kingdom in the third century B.C. When Rome demanded that she stop her country's pirates from attacking their vessels, Teuta refused, resulting in war.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jun 22, 2018

Fierceness And Tragedy: The Tale Of Teuta, The Ancient European Queen Who Challenged Rome

Queen Teuta ruled over a powerful Illyrian kingdom in the third century B.C. When Rome demanded that she stop her country's pirates from attacking their vessels, Teuta refused, resulting in war.

By Aimee Lamoureux • June 22, 2018