The Boyscout Who Nearly Built A Nuclear Reactor In His Own Backyard, The Most Absurd Ways Royals Have Died, And More From History Uncovered

[History Uncovered]( [The Wild Story Of David Hahn, The 'Radioactive Boy Scout' Who Tried To Build A Nuclear Reactor In His Backyard]( [In 1995, neighbors of David Hahn witnessed the shed behind his house emitting an eerie glow — and then saw "men in funny suits" swarming the house.]( [Why Sharon Tate's Death Is One Of The Most Infamous Murders In Hollywood History]( [On August 9, 1969, four members of Charles Manson's cult entered Roman Polanski's home in Los Angeles with the intention of killing everyone inside. Though Polanski was out of town, his pregnant wife Sharon Tate had the grave misfortune of being in the house at the time.]( [Monkey Bites, Swedish Pastries, And Severed Heads: The Weirdest Ways Monarchs Have Died]( [Even though King Adolf Frederick ushered in an era of peace and prosperity in Sweden, he is largely remembered for eating himself to death in 1771 on an enormous meal of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers, and champagne — as well as 14 servings of sweet rolls in hot cream.]( [These Eerie Murders Saw Victims Left In Barrels At The Exact Same Remote Spot — 15 Years Apart]( [The so-called "Bear Brook Murders" are believed to have been the work of "Chameleon Killer" Terry Peder Rasmussen.]( [Meet The Man Who Walked 14,500 Miles Around The Earth — Just For A 'Great Adventure']( [On June 20, 1970, Dave Kunst set out from his hometown of Waseca, Minnesota on a journey that would take him 14,500 miles across four continents and 13 countries, making him the first verified person to circumnavigate the globe on foot.]( [This Wild West Outlaw Was So Ruthless That He Once Killed A Man Just For Snoring Too Loudly]( ["They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. Well, it ain't true, I only killed one man for snoring."]( [Archaeologists In Tuscany Just Uncovered 24 Bronze Statues At A 2,300-Year-Old Etruscan Spa]( [The relics were discovered at San Casciano dei Bagni in Siena, Italy.]( [Mad Sam DeStefano, The Ice Pick-Wielding Mobster With A Soundproof Torture Chamber In His Basement]( [Fellow mobsters claimed that DeStefano gladly lent money to people who had a history of not paying their debts — just so he would have a reason to gleefully torture and murder them when they didn't pay up.]( [A Long Abandoned Cemetery Of Black WWI Veterans Was Just Discovered In The Woods Outside Pittsburgh]( [The eight Black war veterans' graves were overgrown and surrounded by litter and even discarded shopping carts — but a local church is now spearheading a restoration effort.]( [The Fearless Story Of Anne Hutchinson, The 'American Jezebel' Who Dared Preach To Women In Colonial Boston]( [In the 17th century, Anne Hutchinson made waves in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by preaching that people could establish personal relationships with God.]( [Archaeologists Just Uncovered A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Theater On A Seaside Cliff In Southern Crete]( [While experts believe the theater could have hosted everything from lectures to musical performances to city council meetings, its exact purpose remains unknown.]( [On This Day In History, November 18]( [Mark Twain's first story in printed in 1865, over 900 members of the People's Temple die in the Jonestown Massacre in 1978, and other historical events this day in history.]( [From The Five Points To The Five Families, Go Inside 200 Years Of New York's Violent Underbelly]( [From its first-known street gang in the 1820s to its recent mob boss assassination in 2019, New York City's history of gangs is as gruesome as it is complicated.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](