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'Real-life vampire' considered so dangerous she was padlocked inside grave with a sickle at her neck: archaeologists
Archaeologists have unleashed grisly new information about how a "real-life vampire" spent her final moments.
Norwegian scientists uncover disturbing details about 800-year-old corpse dumped in castle well
Researchers in Norway have unearthed new details about a mysterious, centuries-old corpse briefly mentioned in 800-year-old Norse texts.
Inside the Hotel Martinez's starring role in Cannes during the French Resistance of WWII
'The story has never been told — it’s a saga that runs 100 years,” Danny Rosner, filmmaker and co-author of Phillip M. Kenny’s new book, “The Hotel Martinez,' out now,...
'Dracula' creator Bram Stoker's new short story was lost for 134 years
Amateur historian Brian Cleary was paging through Stoker's works at the National Library of Ireland in Dublin, the gothic novelist's hometown, when he made the discovery.
North Carolinian from hurricane-gutted town shows old family letter that detailed 1916 flood — which also destroyed the town
A 108-year-old letter found by a North Carolina family whose home was flooded out by Hurricane Helene recounted with stunning detail the last time such a tragedy happened — and...
Tattoos of the Statue of Liberty are the focus of this offbeat NYC spot: 'She's an ideal'
Give me your tired, your poor -- and your tatted masses. The Statue of Liberty has long been a symbol of freedom and the American Dream, but also an irresistible...
NYS Board of Regents' latest assault on education
This week, the state Board of Regents continued its assault on New York education by pushing the teaching of revisionist DEI history ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebration.
One-of-a-kind ancient bathhouse found buried in the hills of Sicily
A unique ancient bathhouse dating back to antiquity was recently found hidden in the hills of Sicily.
Wreck of WWII ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific' discovered off California in 'exceptional' condition
"Its story, from U.S. Navy service to Japanese capture and back again, makes it a powerful symbol of the Pacific War's complexity."
Metal detectorists stumble across 1,000-year-old Viking 'wallet' full of treasure: 'Highly unusual'
British historians recently announced the remarkable discovery of a 1,000-year-old Viking "wallet," thanks to two curious metal detectorists.
Mystery surrounding 400-year-old gravestone, believed to be oldest in US, may be solved
The tombstone, from 1627, was erected at the Jamestown settlement following the death of Sir George Yeardley, a colonial governor of Virginia.
Divers find 130-year-old shipwreck with intriguing past hidden in Lake Michigan
A long-lost shipwreck hidden in the depths of Lake Michigan has recently been discovered by a team of maritime experts — nearly 130 years after it sank.
Brooklyn's remarkable and unknown Black history revealed: 'Slaveholding capital'
At the end of the American Revolution, one in three black inhabitants in Brooklyn were enslaved, a statistic that inevitably drove a wave of activism in the years to come.
Face of pharaoh recreated in stunning detail 3,500 years after death
This pharaoh is under wraps no longer.
Legendary 'Goodfellas' bar emerges after struggles to celebrate 195th birthday -- with help of dedicated 'ambassadors'
At 195 years old, Neir's Tavern is entering a new stage of life.
Speaker Johnson says Trump like ‘bulletproof George Washington’ after second failed assassination attempt
"It is something that no one can deny, God has spared his life twice now," Johnson (R-La.) told Fox News of Trump's latest brush with death.
Boston's infamous $1.25M Skinny House might not have been built out of spite after all
It may have been a big fat lie.
'Law and Order: SVU' gets huge honor from Smithsonian museum
A costume worn by the "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" character, played by Mariska Hargitay, is now part of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History collection.
Already forgotten: Some Fla. students are clueless about 9/11 -- despite state law requiring lessons on tragedy
Florida’s public middle and high schools were required to start teaching students about 9/11 last year — yet many of the kids recently interviewed by The Post struggled to answer...