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May 26, 2023, 2:00 AM
'It's both temporal and timeless': Author shows history through childhood images
ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with author Todd Brewster about his new book "American Childhood: A Photographic History" which gives readers a glimpse at history through images of its youngest members.
May 26, 2023, 2:00 AM
May 25, 2023, 2:40 PM
Overdue book returned to California library after nearly 100 years
An overdue book was returned to a California library earlier this month after being checked out for nearly 100 years.
May 25, 2023, 2:40 PM
May 20, 2023, 2:52 AM
Author discusses his family connection to Anne Frank’s tragic history
ABC News’ Phil Lipof spoke with author Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl about his new book “The Last Secret of the Secret Annex” and how one of his family members may have betrayed Anne Frank and her family.
May 20, 2023, 2:52 AM
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Hiroshima survivors ensuring their history is not forgotten
ABC News' Britt Clennett met with survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb that dropped in Hiroshima to talk about their mission to share their stories, so the world understands the horrors of nuclear war.
May 20, 2023, 2:30 AM
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First full-size 3D scan of Titanic shows shipwreck in new light
The digital scan shows the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity.
May 18, 2023, 10:33 PM
May 18, 2023, 3:09 PM
New dinosaur, a species of spinosaurid, discovered in Spain, researchers say
Fossil fragments found in Spain are pointing to a new species of dinosaur, researchers say.
May 18, 2023, 3:09 PM
May 10, 2023, 12:02 PM
Christie's sale of Austrian heiress' jewels stirs criticism
Christie’s is auctioning a staggering 700 pieces of jewelry from the collection of the late Heidi Horten, an Austrian heiress whose German husband built a retail empire starting in the 1930s — in part from department stores and other assets sold by des...
May 10, 2023, 12:02 PM
May 5, 2023, 10:17 PM
New Hampshire history marker for communist draws GOP anger
Republican officials in New Hampshire are objecting to a historical marker dedicated to labor activist who championed women’s rights and was a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, but who also led the Communist Party and was sent to prison
May 5, 2023, 10:17 PM
May 3, 2023, 2:52 PM
Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West
A historical discovery by divers off the coast of Florida may shed light into how much sea levels have risen in the last couple of centuries.
May 3, 2023, 2:52 PM
May 3, 2023, 1:16 PM
Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West
A historical discovery by divers off the coast of Florida may shed light into how much sea levels have risen in the last couple of centuries.
May 3, 2023, 1:16 PM
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Barbie unveils Anna May Wong doll for AAPI Heritage Month
Six months after she was immortalized with a U.S. quarter, Asian American Hollywood trailblazer Anna May Wong has received another accolade affirming her icon status — her own Barbie
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'Cheers' bar, 'Tonight Show' set among TV history at auction
A dizzying number of props, sets and costumes from television shows beloved by generations of viewers will be sold at auction next month
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Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusations led to murder of Emmett Till, dies at 88
Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusations led to murder of Emmett Till, has died at 88.
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1948 Olympic bronze medalist Herb Douglas dies at 101
Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died at 101
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Belgian foundation to exhibit auctioned T. rex in Antwerp
A Swiss auction house that sold a composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton for over $5 million this week says the new owner, a Belgian art foundation, will exhibit the fearsome dinosaur at a new cultural center in Antwerp
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Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette
The Greek god Eros riding a dolphin in the statuette.
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Archeologists find ancient tomb of temple guard near Giza Pyramids
A 3,200-year-old tomb belonging to Panehsy, the guard of the temple of the Egyptian deity Amun, has been uncovered in Saqqara necropolis.
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Archeologists find ancient tomb of temple guard near Giza Pyramids
A 3,200-year-old tomb belonging to Panehsy, the guard of the temple of the Egyptian deity Amun, has been uncovered in Saqqara necropolis.
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Japan park where Babe Ruth played subject of climate battle
A historic baseball stadium in Tokyo where Babe Ruth played could be demolished
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Italy plans hefty fines for vandalism to monuments, cultural sites
Italy’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to fine vandals who damage monuments or other cultural sites up to 60,000 euros ($65,559).
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DNA: Woman was on famed 17th century Swedish warship
A U.S. military laboratory has helped Swedes confirm that a woman was on a 17th century warship that sank on its maiden voyage in the Stockholm harbor
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LGBTQ people have 'been around for forever,' historians say
Historians say that transgender and gender diverse people are not a trend or new phenomenon.
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Sotheby's hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible
One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts is up for sale — for a cool $30 million
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Cambodia celebrates return of 'priceless' stolen artifacts
The centuries-old cultural artifacts had been illegally smuggled out.
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Roman shrine uncovered beneath graveyard in central England
Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England
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Archaeologists in Egypt unearth Sphinx-like Roman-era statue
Authorities say archaeologists have unearthed a Sphinx-like Roman-era statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt
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First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years
Archaeologists have found the first direct evidence for horseback riding in 5,000 year old skeletons in central Europe
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Egypt unveils hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza
A nine-meter long hidden passageway was discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister announced on Thursday.
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Egypt unveils hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza
"Scanning work will continue to uncover more secrets,” said the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
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Egypt unveils newly discovered chamber inside Great Pyramid
Egypt's antiquities authorities have unveiled a newly discovered chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, just outside Cairo
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'GMA' gets 1st look at new moai statue found on Easter Island
New moai was discovered on Easter Island, according to Ma'u Henua vice president.
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Ancient restaurant highlights Iraq's archeology renaissance
An international archeological mission has found the remnants of a 5,000-year-old restaurant in the ancient city of Lagash in southern Iraq
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Getting an up-close look at new statue found in Easter Island
"GMA" co-anchor Michael Strahan also shares what it was like to travel to the remote Chilean island.
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Ancient sculpture discovered on Easter Island
A new Moai statue was found in a dry lake bed on the remote inhabited island.
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New Moai statue found on Easter Island in evaporating lake
A new discovery has been made on Easter Island, famous for its massive stone statues carved many centuries ago.
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Collection of rare centuries-old jewelry returns to Cambodia
A spectacular collection of centuries-old jewelry has been returned to Cambodia
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Egypt unveils renovated wing of oldest museum, new papyrus
Egypt’s ministry of tourism and antiquities has unveiled a newly renovated wing of its oldest museum
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FBI records deepen mystery of dig for Civil War-era gold
Under court order, the FBI has released a trove of photos, videos, maps and other documents involving its secretive search for Civil War-era gold
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New Titanic footage released from 1986 exploration of wreck
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution released new new-before-seen footage of the Titanic that was taken during its 1986 exploration.
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Rare footage of 1986 dive to Titanic wreckage to be released
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is releasing more than 80 minutes of video of the dive led by Robert Ballard to its YouTube channel.
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Researchers find 19th century shipwreck in Lake Superior
Deep in the rough waters of Lake Superior, researchers have discovered a 19th century shipwreck that had actually sank twice before its final demise.
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Researchers find 19th century shipwreck in Lake Superior
Deep in the rough waters of Lake Superior, researchers have discovered a 19th century shipwreck that had actually sank twice before its final demise.
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Stone Age discovery fuels mystery of who made early tools
A site in Kenya has yielded some of the oldest stone tools ever found — and fueled a mystery of who used them
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Shlomo Perel, Holocaust survivor, film subject, dies at 98
Shlomo Perel, who survived the Holocaust through surreal subterfuge and an extraordinary odyssey that inspired his own writing and an internationally renowned film, has died
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Once-in-a-hundred-lifetimes find
A man in the U.K. has unearthed a 24-karat gold pendant and chain that experts say may be linked to King Henry VIII’s first wife! ABC News’ Will Ganss explains what he plans to do next.
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Relics found in 23 lead boxes in Mexico City cathedral
Experts restoring the interior of Mexico City's Roman Catholic cathedral say they have found 23 lead boxes containing religious inscriptions and relics like small paintings and wood or palm crosses
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Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old tombs in ancient burial ground
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass said one mummy “may be the oldest and most complete mummy found in Egypt to date.”
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Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old tombs in ancient burial ground
Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground.
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Ancient fresco among 60 treasures returned to Italy from US
The fresco is from a city destroyed along with Pompeii by the Vesuvius eruption.
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New photographs of Warsaw Ghetto found in family collection
The photographs were taken in secret during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943.
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