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Hitler's birthplace is being turned into a police station
The move is intended to make it unattractive as a place of pilgrimage for Nazi sympathizers and hate groups.
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The world's oldest shoes? Sandals found in bat cave are thousands of years old, study finds
The sandals are the “earliest and widest-ranging” collection of prehistoric footwear ever found in Europe, a new study said.
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Rare tickets to Ford's Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated auction for $262,500
A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth — has sold at auction for $262,500.
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What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what you need to know about this important holiday.
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Explorers Find WWII Ship Sunk With Over 1,000 Allied POWs
Explorers have announced they found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives.
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Holocaust Survivor Shares 60-Year Secret: He Arrested One of Hitler's Top Officers
One of the architects of the Holocaust was Arthur Seyss-Inquart, one of the most loyal and high-ranking officers of Hitler’s Nazi party. He might have escaped justice the day the Nazis surrendered, if not for a NYC man who shared his heroic story for the first time
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Historic Gas Station Moving From Center City to Fairmount Park
A tiny building at 20th and Arch streets in Center City Philadelphia has been there for almost 100 years, but the historic gas station is getting moved.
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When is Women's History Month? Everything You Need to Know
Decades before the month-long celebration came to be, some Americans celebrated “Women’s Day.”
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Pieces of History: Old North Church Records Reveal Untold Stories of Black and Indigenous Parishioners
The Old North Church is seen as an iconic landmark of the Revolution, but what we are taught is dictated by who is writing the story.
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Connecticut Considers Exonerating Accused Witches Centuries After Hangings
Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft. The Windsor town clerk registered the death on May 26, 1647, in a diary entry that read: “Alse Young was hanged.” Young was the first of nine…
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Hawaii Remembrance Day Ceremony Draws Handful of Pearl Harbor Survivors
A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene in Hawaii to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago in the Japanese bombing.
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Remains of Fallen WWII Soldier Identified Nearly 80 Years After His Death
The family of a fallen World War II hero from New York City can finally get a bit of closure, after the soldier’s remains were identified nearly 80 years after he died during the war.
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Halloween Colors: The History and Meaning Behind Orange, Black, Purple and Green
Here’s when — and why — these hues became linked to the spookiest day of the year.
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Are Vampires Real? Here's the Truth About the Undead
Experts explain if the famous bloodsuckers actually exist — and how you can find them.
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What's the Real History of Halloween? Experts Explain the Holiday's Origins
Plus, find out why we celebrate with costumes, candy and carved pumpkins.
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One of Last Living Members of All-Black, All-Female WWII Unit Honored by NJ Hometown
A 100-year-old veteran of the country’s only all-Black, all-female WWII unit was honored in her New Jersey hometown with a street-naming ceremony to recognize all her contributions.