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Swedish archaeologists recently uncovered a 12th century grave during an archaeological dig – and found buried treasure along with it. The Jönköping County Museum announced the find in a Mar. 27 press release that was translated from Swedish to English. The discovery happened during an excavation of a grave in an old church in Visingsö, a Swedish island. The coins …

In the Texan War for Independence, Texas militia, led by General Sam Houston, launched a surprise attack on this day in history, 1836, against the forces of Mexican General Santa Anna on the banks of the San Jacinto river. “The Mexicans were thoroughly defeated and hundreds were taken prisoner, including General Santa Anna himself,” according to History.com. The events of …

Earth Day is one of the most popular and widespread nonreligious holidays in the world. Although the event was primarily based in the United States, by 2009 the coordinators for Earth Day helped gain recognition from the United Nations. Earth Day has played a key role in passing essential laws that protect wildlife and the environment, such as the Clean …

In the fall of 1864, both Union and Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley found themselves trapped in a cycle of violence and retribution deaths. The Civil War is filled with nuance, tragedy and unexpected sacrifice and triumphs of the human spirit. Two such events helped end this no-win bloody cycle. In the middle of October 1864, a Union soldier …

A mysterious bit of history was unearthed in the backyard of a Virginia home recently — which led to a call to bomb technicians. While working on a home’s curb appeal, a landscaper discovered something that resembled a rock. He had been digging a hole for a shrub next to the home, as Perry Weller, deputy chief of community risk …

Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered his farewell address to Congress on this day in history, April 19, 1951, uttering the famous line, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.” Eight days before the speech, MacArthur had been relieved of his duties as general of the U.S. Army by President Harry S. Truman — putting an end to his storied military …

The American envoy to the United Nations called Friday for countries armed with atomic weapons to pursue nuclear disarmament as she visited the atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who became the first U.S. cabinet member to visit Nagasaki, stressed the importance of dialogue and diplomacy amid a growing nuclear threat in the region. “We must continue to …

Fifteen British soldiers who allegedly lied to an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days of the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict, will not face perjury charges, prosecutors said Friday. There was insufficient evidence to convict the soldiers or a former alleged member of the Irish Republican Army about their testimony before an inquiry into the 1972 killings of …

Military scientists have identified the remains of an Illinois soldier who died during World War II at a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines. The remains of Army Pfc. Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Illinois, were identified in December, about 81 years after he died of pneumonia at the Cabanatuan POW camp, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday. Jerele, who …

Members of the United Nations forum on people of African descent called for extra funding to support its advancement towards reparations for descendants of African slaves who were captured and trafficked across Transatlantic countries. A Howard University law professor who was hand-picked by the U.S. State Department to represent the U.S. at the forum urged the U.N. to pour more …