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A serious plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore before he took office in 1861 revolved around the city’s police chief
As the official witch of Los Angeles County in 1968, Louise Huebner led chants for the first gigantic Spellcast
1947 was the year that a pilot spotted “saucer-like discs” in Washington and a rancher in Roswell, New Mexico, found some mighty strange debris
A 12th century Welsh castle featured in a 2006 “Doctor Who” episode is for sale
The remains of a leprosy victim from 5th century Britain leads to new research findings, including the role of red squirrels
A remarkable pair of letters from Tolkien to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him several scenes from “Lord of the Rings,” sold at an auction
Codex Leicester: Bill Gates paid $30.8 million for Leonardo da Vinci’s book of ideas and theories, including that of “planetshine”
Civil War females in combat: How they hid their gender and made their way to the fight
An ancient bird with sharp teeth inherited from dinosaurs sheds new details on how our avian friends evolved
The British officer who was struck by lightning four separate times
