Following a decades-long struggle with his weight and drug abuse, Elvis Presley died at 42 years old in August 1977.Long mired in both mystery and controversy, the death of Elvis Presley remains a tragic final chapter for one of 20th-century America’s most important popular artists. Though his life may have seemed all but perfect to the public, he was actually suffering through a long downward spiral that eventually ended with his untimely demise. Read More...
William Shakespeare is a household name nowadays - and this newly excavated theater helped launch his career as a preeminent playwright.Museum of London ArchaeologyArchaeologists digging in the area outside of The Theatre.
A theater located in the outskirts of London which played a huge role in William Shakespeare’s early career is set to reopen to the public for the first time in 400 years.
The remains were first discovered in 2008 and recent excavations at the playhouse in Shoreditch, simply called “The Theater,” revealed new details about its rich history through artifacts. Read More...
Some 3,600 years ago, the city of Tall el-Hammam in present-day Jordan was suddenly obliterated in a great blaze caused by a meteoric explosion known as a "cosmic airburst."UC Santa BarbaraResearchers investigating the 3,600-year-old ruins of Tall el-Hammam, the city believed to have inspired the Bible’s tales of Sodom.
In 1650 B.C., the citizens of Tall el-Hammam in present-day Jordan witnessed a meteor light up the skies like nothing they’d ever seen before. Read More...
