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Evan Andrews

Remembering Nazi Germany’s Madagascar Plan
Remembering Nazi Germany’s Madagascar Plan

In the years before the beginning of the Holocaust, the Nazi government launched an audacious plan to exile European Jews to the island of Madagascar.
8 Unusual Wartime Conservation Measures
8 Unusual Wartime Conservation Measures

Learn the stories behind eight of history’s most outside-the-box wartime cutbacks.
Newly Discovered Human Ancestor Species May Have Lived Alongside “Lucy”
Newly Discovered Human Ancestor Species May Have Lived Alongside “Lucy”

The recently discovered fossils of a 3.5 million-year-old hominin have added a new branch to humanity’s growing family tree.
The Enduring Mystery Behind Percy Fawcett’s Disappearance
The Enduring Mystery Behind Percy Fawcett’s Disappearance

Percy Fawcett was an inspiration for both Indiana Jones and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World,” but his 1925 disappearance in the Amazon remains a mystery to this day.
Who was the Man in the Iron Mask?
Who was the Man in the Iron Mask?

9 Things You Should Know About the Wars of the Roses
9 Things You Should Know About the Wars of the Roses

Explore nine key facts about the bloody feud that permanently altered the course of British history.
8 Legendary Battle Cries
8 Legendary Battle Cries

Learn the stories behind eight of military history’s most intimidating rallying cries.
Did North Carolina Issue the First Declaration of Independence?
Did North Carolina Issue the First Declaration of Independence?

Two hundred forty years after a county in North Carolina supposedly announced its independence from Great Britain, take a look back at the murky history of 1775’s Mecklenburg Declaration.

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