11 Stunning American Landmarks Destroyed By Development, Did An Archaeologist Just Unearth Queen Nefertiti's Tomb, And More From History Uncovered

[History Uncovered]( 11 Stunning American Landmarks Destroyed By Development, Did An Archaeologist Just Uncover Queen Nefertiti's Tomb, And More [Palestinian Farmer Unearths Ancient Byzantine Mosaic While Working In His Olive Orchard]( [The ornate mosaic dates back to between the fifth and seventh centuries and depicts colorful birds and scenes of social life from the era.]( [11 American Landmarks Destroyed By Development And Suburbanization]( [New York City's original Penn Station was a "beautiful Beaux-Arts fortress" with a 138-foot-high ceiling, 84 Doric columns, and 22 eagle sculptures guarding the entrance — until it was demolished in the 1960s to make way for Madison Square Garden.]( [Grace Kelly Told Her Chauffeur To Take The Day Off — Then She Died In A Horrific Car Crash]( [At about 10:15 a.m. on September 13, 1982, Grace Kelly was driving with her 17-year-old daughter on a winding mountain road near Monte Carlo when she suddenly lost control of her car and missed a 150-degree curve, smashing through a low stone barrier and plunging 120 feet down a cliff.]( [33 Opulent Photos Of Highclere Castle, The Real-Life English Estate Behind 'Downton Abbey']( [Some of the castle's lavish touches include 17th-century gold-embossed leather wallpaper in the Saloon, 15th-century Italian embroideries in the music room, and a desk that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte himself.]( [Lucky Luciano: The Real-Life Godfather Who Invented The Mafia As We Know It]( [He got the nickname "Lucky" when he was left for dead by a group of rival gangsters who had beat him up, slit his throat, and stabbed him with an ice pick — and somehow survived.]( [Inside 11 Of History's Worst Deaths, From Being Eaten By Bears To Boiling Alive]( [After he was exposed to the highest dose of nuclear radiation in history, Hisashi Ouchi suffered burns so horrific that his skin started to melt off and he began to cry blood. But even though he begged for death, doctors kept him alive for 83 days.]( [This Archaeologist Claims He's Discovered The Mummy Of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti]( [Zahi Hawass, a prominent archaeologist and Egypt's former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs, says a mummy that he is currently studying is that of Queen Nefertiti, the mother of King Tutankhamun and potentially a ruler in her own right.]( [Jeffery Dahmer Was The World's Most Famous Cannibal — And He Paid For It With His Life]( ["Some people who are in prison are repentant, but he was not one of them."]( [27 World War II Facts That Reveal History's Most Devastating Conflict]( [From the glories of D-Day to the horrors of the Holocaust to the atomic bombings of Japan, go inside the fascinating and complicated history of WW2.]( [Meet The Ruthless New Orleans 'Godfather' Who Claimed He Organized The Assassination Of JFK]( [The committee on JFK's assassination concluded that Carlos Marcello "had the motive, means, and opportunity" to have him killed in 1963.]( [An Ancient Maya City Was Just Unearthed During The Construction Of An $8 Billion Railroad In Mexico]( [An archaeological survey turned up a staggering 300 ancient Maya buildings, some over 25 feet tall.]( [Ante Pavelić, The Unhinged Croatian Dictator Who Was Too 'Bestial' Even For The Nazis]( [During the time he was in power, Ante Pavelić orchestrated a horrific genocide of ethnic Serbs, Jews, and Romani people.]( [Archaeologists In Israel Just Found History's Earliest Evidence Of Opium Use Inside A Bronze Age Grave]( [The poppy-shaped pottery vessels date back around 3,400 years, when the region was known as Canaan — and still bear traces of opium.]( [9 Abandoned Castles That Are As Breathtaking As They Are Eerie]( [The Predjama castle in Slovenia was once home to royalty — before a robber baron slaughtered its occupant and took it for himself. Today, the creepy castle sits in decay, lodged into a cave on the side of a cliff.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](