Workers in Central Asia made a “mammoth” discovery earlier this month. Laborers came across the bones of an ancient mammoth while quarrying on June 2. In a press release, Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Culture explained that the remains were found in “the sandy areas of the ancient floodplain of the Jyrgalang River.” Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country surrounded by Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, …
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One hundred fifty World War II U.S. veterans, along with volunteers and representatives from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), were present at Normandy American Cemetery in France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day — June 6, 1944 — on Thursday. ABMC historian and Army veteran Benjamin Brands spoke to Fox News Digital from Normandy for background on Operation …
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Google commemorated a Latina LGBTQ+ activist rather than D-Day on Thursday, the 80th anniversary of the allied invasion into Nazi-occupied Europe, sparking outrage. The commemorative “Doodle” on Google.com – an illustration above the iconic Google search bar by which the major tech platform honors famous historical figures, artists or cultural artifacts – was of Latina LGBTQ+ activist Jeanne Córdova on …
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Eighty years after the D-Day invasions, many soldiers have still not been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has accounted for at least seven soldiers through DNA matching. Three of those positive identifications have come in the past year. “Part of the challenge is differentiating the remains, because, the chaos after the war,” said Kelly McKeague, the agency’s director. “Obviously, …
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A Florida man recently found a prehistoric jackpot while diving off the Sunshine State’s coast. Alex Lundberg, who studied marine biology at the University of South Florida, told Fox News Digital that he found an ancient mastodon tusk while scavenging for fossils off Manasota Key, which is around 90 miles south of Tampa. He found the relic back in April. …
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Recent archaeological excavations in Israel have revealed a rare find: early Christian art from around 1,500 years ago. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery in a Facebook post on May 23. The art was found in an ancient church in the city of Rahat, located in the northern Negev Desert. The church dates back to the Byzantine era, …
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Japanese police are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead, in an apparent protest against the ongoing release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, news reports said Monday. The red graffiti on a stone pillar at the entrance of Yasukuni Shrine was discovered …
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Archaeologists in Italy recently uncovered “violent” cartoons, roughly 2,000 years old, drawn by children in ancient Rome. The Archaeological Park of Pompeii announced the discovery on May 28. The doodles were found on a wall along Via dell’Abbondanza, which was the main street of Pompeii. Pompeii is an ancient Roman city that was buried by volcanic ash during the eruption …
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Following his unprecedented felony conviction, former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has to wait to find out what his sentence will be. But even if it involves time behind bars, that doesn’t mean his campaign to return to the White House comes to an end. He wouldn’t even be the first candidate to run for that office while …
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Wisconsin historians recently announced the discovery of at least 11 ancient canoes in a Badger State lake, including one boat that dates to 2500 B.C. The findings were announced in a press release by the Wisconsin Historical Society May 23. The canoes were found in Lake Mendota, which is located in Madison. The Wisconsin Historical Society explained that two ancient …
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