Franceska Mann, a talented Polish ballerina, resisted the Nazis at Auschwitz in 1943, killing a guard and wounding another before she was executed at age 26.

An Egyptian farmer discovered two colossal statues of Ramesses II in Behbeit El-Hagar, revealing new insights into the pharaoh’s building projects near the temple of Isis.

Archaeologists in Corsica discovered a 1,600-year-old Roman house carved into bedrock, revealing a potential ancient port settlement and maritime trade hub in the Bay of Meria.

Explore the history and current conditions of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, from its origins as a plantation to its current status as the largest maximum-security prison in the US.

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the world’s oldest known shipwreck, dating back 4,700 years to the Early Bronze Age, revealing insights into ancient Mediterranean trade routes.

Discover the history of The Breakers, the opulent 70-room Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II as a summer residence.

Construction of a border wall in Arizona destroyed 30% of the Las Playas Intaglio, a 6,500-year-old fish-shaped geoglyph and the oldest known carving of its kind in the Americas.

Explore the truth behind the Salem witch trials and why the popular ergot poisoning theory was debunked, revealing the social and psychological causes of the 1692 mass hysteria.

Archaeologists in Latvia discovered a 1,200-year-old grave containing six Semigallian victims of a violent raid, featuring severe injuries caused by axes and swords during the early Viking Age.