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155 Years After His Death, Abolitionist John Pierre Burr's Epitaph Updated to Include His Father, Aaron Burr
Descendant Sherri Burr's research shows that the vice president had children with Mary Emmons, a servant in his household
500-Year-Old Inca Mummy Repatriated to Bolivia
Dubbed Ñusta, or 'Princess,' the mummy represents the first archaeologically significant set of remains to be repatriated to the Andean country
Toni Morrison, ‘Beloved’ Author Who Cataloged the African-American Experience, Dies at 88
'She changed the whole cartography of black writing,' says Kinshasha Holman Conwill of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Why John Dillinger’s Relatives Want to Exhume His Body
They suspect that the man killed by federal agents in 1934 was not, in fact, the outlaw, but a Dillinger expert dismisses the theory as 'total nonsense'
Plaque Memorializes First Icelandic Glacier Lost to Climate Change
In 2014, the Okjökull was declared dead after dwindling from over 5 square miles to a mound of "dead ice"
Remains of Napoleonic General Believed to Have Been Found in Russian Park
Charles Étienne Gudin, whose name appears on the Arc de Triomphe, was hit by a cannonball during the Battle of Valutino
Remains of 30 Service Members Killed in WWII Unearthed at Tarawa
The non-profit History Flight discovered the Marines and sailors as part of its decade-long mission to find the 500 men buried on the atoll
Robert Friend, Tuskegee Airman Who Flew in 142 Combat Missions, Dies at 99
The World War II veteran also led Project Blue Book, a classified Air Force investigation of unidentified flying objects, between 1958 and 1963
HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ Miniseries Is Driving Tourists to the Nuclear Disaster Site
Chernobyl tourist agencies have reportedly experienced a 30 to 40 percent jump in bookings since the show’s premiere
Heat Waves Could Kill Thousands of People in U.S. Cities if Climate Goals Aren't Met
A new study calculates that as temperatures increase, up to 5,800 people will die in New York and 2,400 in L.A. during the hottest years
Bronze Age ‘Birdman’ Had a Headdress Made of Dozens of Bird Beaks, Skulls
Researchers suspect that the unusual accessory served a protective ritual purpose
NOAA Is Investigating 70 Gray Whale Deaths Along the West Coast
The whales seem to have died from starvation and washed up on shore from California to Alaska
Washington Becomes First State to Allow 'Human Composting' as a Burial Method
The accelerated decomposition method transforms remains into soil and uses just an eighth of the energy required for cremation
Archaeologists Are Excavating Site of Scottish Massacre That Inspired the ‘Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding
In 1692, members of the Campbell clan turned on their MacDonald hosts, killing at least 38 men and sending women and children fleeing into the hills
Granville Coggs Fought Racism in the Military as a Tuskegee Airman
Coggs, who died on May 7, at the age of 93, was among the first black aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps
Norma Miller, the ‘Queen of Swing,’ Has Died at 99
An electric performer of the Lindy Hop, Miller dazzled audiences on stage and screen
C.D.C. Says More Than Half of the U.S.’ Pregnancy-Related Deaths Are Preventable
African-American, Native American and Alaska Native women are around three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues than white women
Here's What Al Capone’s Philadelphia Prison Cell Really Looked Like
The mob boss spent nine months imprisoned at Eastern State Penitentiary, and a new exhibition shows his stay was less glamorous than it was portrayed
Drug-Resistant Infections Could Kill 10 Million People Annually by 2050
A new U.N. report highlights the danger posed by widespread antibiotic misuse in humans, livestock and agriculture
Did Elizabeth Woodville, England’s ‘White Queen,’ Die of the Plague?
A 500-year-old letter recently found in the National Archives suggests the queen was buried quickly and without ceremony due to fear of contagion
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