Exploring The Weird World Of Medieval Bestiaries, Inside The Cataclysmic Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius, And More From History Uncovered

[History Uncovered]( [A Rare Signed Copy Of The U.S. Constitution From 1787 Was Found Sitting In An Old File Cabinet In North Carolina]( [A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution was discovered in a filing cabinet in North Carolina in 2022, more than 200 years after it was created.]( [44 Astonishing Images From Bestiaries, The Illustrated Animal Encyclopedias Of The Middle Ages]( [A medieval bestiary is a vibrantly illustrated compendium of both real and mythical animals — and the comically bizarre way scholars drew these beasts has baffled historians for centuries.]( [The Story Behind The Bizarre, Bungled Kidnapping Of Frank Sinatra Jr. In 1963]( [On December 8, 1963, two men kidnapped 19-year-old Frank Sinatra Jr. from Harrah's Club Lodge near Lake Tahoe and demanded a $240,000 ransom.]( [Scientists Say Stone Age Humans May Have Caused The Extinction Of Dwarf Hippos And Elephants In The Mediterranean]( [According to new research, Stone Age humans in Cyprus likely hunted local dwarf hippos and elephants to the point of extinction around 12,000 years ago.]( [How The Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius Destroyed The Ancient Roman Cities Of Pompeii And Herculaneum]( [After centuries of being dormant, Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., blanketing Pompeii, Herculaneum, and other Roman settlements in volcanic ash.]( [The RMS Carpathia, The Ship That Rushed To The Titanic's Aid And Carried 705 Survivors To Safety]( [A British passenger steamship, the RMS Carpathia responded to the Titanic's distress calls on April 15, 1912 to rescue the ship's survivors.]( [2,000-Year-Old Cache Of Roman Coins Found Hidden Inside A Wall And Under A Boulder On A Remote Sicilian Island]( [A hoard of 27 silver denarii dating back 2,000 years was found on the island of Pantelleria, where they may have been hidden during a pirate attack.]( [The Remains Of One Of Medieval England's Most Important Queens Have Been Identified]( [She married 2 kings and birthed 2 more, making her one of the most prominent figures of 11th century England. Now researchers think they've found her bones.]( [A Fossil Hunter Just Found The Jaw Bones Of An 80-Million-Year-Old 'Sea Monster' In Texas]( [The fossilized jaw bones of "Globidens alabamaensis hold rounded, mushroom-like teeth.]( [New Research Suggests That Italy's Iconic Lion Of Venice Was Originally Built In Ancient China]( [New chemical analysis of the Lion of Venice's bronze alloy has just found that it originated in China and was built with copper sourced from mines in the lower Yangtze River basin during the Tang dynasty of 618 to 907 C.E.]( [Meet The Real-Life Mob Wives Who Were Married To History's Most Infamous Mafiosos, From Al Capone To John Gotti]( ["One day she's a dental assistant from a middle-class family on Long Island, and the next she's sipping from a bottle of champagne that Sammy Davis Jr. sent to [her] table at the Copa."]( [Ancient Egyptian Military Fort Found Along With A Golden Sword, Protective Amulets, And The Sacred Burial Of A Cow]( [This New Kingdom fort likely helped ancient Egypt defend itself from invasion by both Libyan tribes and the "Sea Peoples" in the era surrounding the reign of Ramses II.]( [Archaeologists Excavate What May Be The World's First Known Eyeliner At A Prehistoric Settlement In Türkiye]( [In 2003, a prehistoric settlement dating from 6500 to 4000 B.C.E. was uncovered on the Aegean coast of Türkiye. In the most recent excavations undertaken by Professor Zafer Derin, a groundbreaking discovery was made: what may be the first known eyeliner in history.]( [Researchers In Norway Just Discovered A 1,300-Year-Old Arrow In A Melting Glacier]( [Archaeologists say that the arrow dates to before the Viking Age and is in shockingly good condition.]( [Listen To The History Uncovered Podcast]( [An eccentric nomad of American legend, Johnny Appleseed was said to plant apple trees throughout the frontier in the 19th century, but how does the history differ from the lore?]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy all our content without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Web Version]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](