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This Week In History News, Apr. 8 – 14

Holocaust poll reveals mass ignorance, one little bone rewrites early human history, analysis shows that fabled Viking sunstones may have been real.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 13, 2018

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This Week In History News, Apr. 8 – 14

Holocaust poll reveals mass ignorance, one little bone rewrites early human history, analysis shows that fabled Viking sunstones may have been real.

By All That's Interesting • April 13, 2018

How Cathy Smith Went From Rock Groupie To Giving John Belushi An Overdose

Cathy Smith was a groupie who partied with the Stones, The Band, and various Hollywood stars. She was also the woman who gave John Belushi a fatal overdose.

By Katie Serena • Apr 12, 2018

How Cathy Smith Went From Rock Groupie To Giving John Belushi An Overdose

Cathy Smith was a groupie who partied with the Stones, The Band, and various Hollywood stars. She was also the woman who gave John Belushi a fatal overdose.

By Katie Serena • April 12, 2018

The True Story Of “Adrift” And Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s Survival At Sea

On a 4,000-mile sailing trip from Tahiti to San Diego, Tami Oldham Ashcraft and her fiancé got caught in a category-four hurricane.

By Katie Serena • Apr 12, 2018

The True Story Of “Adrift” And Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s Survival At Sea

On a 4,000-mile sailing trip from Tahiti to San Diego, Tami Oldham Ashcraft and her fiancé got caught in a category-four hurricane.

By Katie Serena • April 12, 2018

The Terrifying Thugs Of India That Would Put Any Of Today’s Gangs To Shame

Even after their leader was gone, the Thugs of India ruled the streets with a deadly hand.

By Wyatt Redd • Apr 12, 2018

The Terrifying Thugs Of India That Would Put Any Of Today’s Gangs To Shame

Even after their leader was gone, the Thugs of India ruled the streets with a deadly hand.

By Wyatt Redd • April 12, 2018

Shocking Number Of Millennials Ignorant Of Holocaust, Poll Finds

Of 1,350 American adults interviewed, 70 percent say fewer people seem to care about the Holocaust than they used to.

By Kara Goldfarb • Apr 12, 2018

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Shocking Number Of Millennials Ignorant Of Holocaust, Poll Finds

Of 1,350 American adults interviewed, 70 percent say fewer people seem to care about the Holocaust than they used to.

By Kara Goldfarb • April 12, 2018

Karla Faye Tucker Converted To Christianity On Death Row – But It Couldn’t Save Her

Karla Faye Tucker was the first woman to be executed since 1863, and only four have been executed since then.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Apr 12, 2018

Karla Faye Tucker Converted To Christianity On Death Row – But It Couldn’t Save Her

Karla Faye Tucker was the first woman to be executed since 1863, and only four have been executed since then.

By Aimee Lamoureux • April 12, 2018

26 Weird Holidays And Bizarre Festivals From Around The World

From Japan's Kanamara Matsuri penis celebration to the gigantic La Tomatina food fight in Spain, experience some weird holidays and bizarre festivals from around the world.

By Laura Martisiute • Apr 11, 2018

26 Weird Holidays And Bizarre Festivals From Around The World

From Japan's Kanamara Matsuri penis celebration to the gigantic La Tomatina food fight in Spain, experience some weird holidays and bizarre festivals from around the world.

By Laura Martisiute • April 11, 2018

You Can Now Dive Down To The Titanic, But It Will Cost You

More people have been to space than to the wreck of the Titanic, but over the next few years that could change.

By Katie Serena • Apr 11, 2018

You Can Now Dive Down To The Titanic, But It Will Cost You

More people have been to space than to the wreck of the Titanic, but over the next few years that could change.

By Katie Serena • April 11, 2018

The Heinous Crimes Of Dagmar Overbye — The Baby-Burning Serial Killer

Dagmar Overbye pretended to be a child caretaker. But all she did was kill the children left in her care.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 11, 2018

The Heinous Crimes Of Dagmar Overbye — The Baby-Burning Serial Killer

Dagmar Overbye pretended to be a child caretaker. But all she did was kill the children left in her care.

By All That's Interesting • April 11, 2018

The Long And Fascinating History Of The President’s Resolute Desk

The Resolute Desk was a peace offering gift from Queen Victoria, but that's just the tip of the iceberg.

By Katie Serena • Apr 11, 2018

The Long And Fascinating History Of The President’s Resolute Desk

The Resolute Desk was a peace offering gift from Queen Victoria, but that's just the tip of the iceberg.

By Katie Serena • April 11, 2018

Chiune Sugihara – The Japanese Holocaust Savior You’ve Never Heard Of

Though he could have lost his job, and his life, if the government found out, Chiune Sugihara continued to risk it all to help every Jewish citizen he could.

By Gina Dimuro • Apr 11, 2018

Chiune Sugihara – The Japanese Holocaust Savior You’ve Never Heard Of

Though he could have lost his job, and his life, if the government found out, Chiune Sugihara continued to risk it all to help every Jewish citizen he could.

By Gina Dimuro • April 11, 2018