On October 6, 1973, hoping to win back territory lost to Israel during the third Arab-Israeli war, in 1967, Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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In 1926, grave robbers stole the Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa's skull, and its whereabouts have been a mystery ever since.

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On March 8th, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared from radar. When the 239 people on board went missing, a global investigation ensued - this is that story.

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Pompeii, a flourishing resort city south of ancient Rome, was nestled along the coast of Italy in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano. And then, in 79 A.D., the angry Vesuvius erupted.

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From sharing their beds with the bodies of saints to bathing once a year, monarchs of the past maintained some truly bizarre habits.

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Sparta was a warrior society in ancient Greece that reached the height of its power after defeating rival city-state Athens in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.). Here is the story of its culture, success, and failure.

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The history of police mug shots dates back to the mid-19th century, with the development of modern policing and the need for better methods of identifying and tracking criminals.

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The French Revolution was a revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 with effects stretching for generations and still felt to this day.

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It took ten years to locate and kill the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Here is the story of what led to his capture and an analysis of his final moments before being shot by U.S. Navy Seals.

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When looking at the individuals who were part of the presidential landscape, three come to mind as maybes. Two you might not have ever heard of, and one was the only President of the United States never elected to the position.

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