After 52 years, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office in Arizona has identified the murdered woman as Colleen Audrey Rice after a successful crowdfunded DNA genealogy test. Mohave County Sheriff’s OfficeColleen Audrey Rice’s high school photo.
In January 1971, a group of hunters in the remote desert area of Mohave County, Arizona, stumbled upon a canvas sack. In it, they found the body of a woman that would go unidentified for over 50 years. Read More...
Explore the best history news articles of 2020, including a hidden letter unearthed at Auschwitz and the last survivor of an "extinct" Indigenous tribe.From ancient Egypt and Rome to World War II and the Civil Rights Movement, 2020 gave us some of the most thrilling historical discoveries in recent memory. Thanks to unearthed remains, uncovered documents, and some incredible luck, the year’s most fascinating pieces of history news both reveal answers to longstanding mysteries — and sometimes create even more tantalizing questions. Read More...
As the United States begins a new era of relations with Cuba, we look back at Fidel Castro photos from his warm reception in New York in 1959.Fidel Castro eats ice cream with his entourage. Source: Mashable
On the heels of a new era of US-Cuba relations ushered in by Barack Obama, Raúl Castro and Pope Francis this past December, we look back to the brief moment in time when Fidel Castro’s post-Cuban Revolution trip to the United States resembled more of a rock star’s eleven-day tour than what some labeled a political charm offensive. Read More...
