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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
'It's both temporal and timeless': Author shows history through childhood images
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
Overdue book returned to California library after nearly 100 years
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
Author discusses his family connection to Anne Frank’s tragic history
May 20, 2023, 2:30 AM

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
Hiroshima survivors ensuring their history is not forgotten
May 18, 2023, 10:33 PM

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
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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
New species of dinosaur discovered in Spain
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
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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
Sign of the times? History marker for communist draws anger
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
Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West
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
Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West
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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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Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusations led to murder of Emmett Till, dies 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
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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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3,200-year-old tomb uncovered at one of ancient Egypt's most important burial sites
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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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Italy plans hefty fines for vandalism to monuments, cultural sites
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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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How people around the world have subverted the gender binary
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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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Sotheby's hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible
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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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First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years
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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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Hidden passageway discovered inside Great Pyramid of Giza
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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 hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza
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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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Egypt reveals 9-meter long chamber inside Great Pyramid
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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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'GMA' gets 1st look at new moai statue found on Easter Island
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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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Ancient restaurant highlights Iraq's archeology renaissance
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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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Getting an up-close look at new statue found in Easter 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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Ancient sculpture discovered on Easter 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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New Moai statue found on Easter Island in evaporating lake
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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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New Titanic footage released from 1986 exploration of wreck
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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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Rare footage of 1986 dive to Titanic wreckage to be released
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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
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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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This is what researchers have found hundreds of feet below Lake Superior
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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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Stone Age discovery fuels mystery of who made early tools
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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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Once-in-a-hundred-lifetimes find
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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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Relics found in 23 lead boxes in Mexico City cathedral
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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
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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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Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old tombs in 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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