Gold bar found in Mexico City in 1981 was Aztec treasure looted by conquistadors 500 years ago
A gold bar found in a Mexico City park in 1981 was part of the Aztec treasure looted by Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors 500 years ago, a new study says. The 1.93-kilogram (4.25-pound) bar was found by a construction worker during excavations for ...
Taiwanese repurpose old bunkers into sheds, parks and photo-op sites
Dotted around Taiwan lie the remains of abandoned bunkers originally built to repel an invasion from China. They date from a period in the island's history when it was under martial law and fear of a Chinese attack was a part of daily life. The ...
Long friendship comes full circle with Welsh gift of ginkgo trees to Japan
Over a dozen ginkgo tree saplings have been sent to Japan from Pembrokeshire, a location noted for its remarkable history in Wales' long-standing ties with Japan. The tree the 15 saplings came from is said to have been donated in 1877 by Japanese envoy to ...
A wave of sub-Saharan African countries became independent in the 1960s, 17 achieving self-rule from colonial Belgium, Britain and France in 1960 alone. Portugal's colonies would only break free in the 1970s and it took other nations, such as Eritrea, even longer to re-establish their ...
Victims remember 1960 French 'dirty war' against independence pioneer Cameroon
It was a "dirty war" waged by French colonial troops — but it never made headlines and even today goes untold in school history books. The brutal conflict unfolded in Cameroon, which on Jan. 1 marked the 60th anniversary of its independence — the first ...
How socialism and the left wing failed in Japan
Three decades ago, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Malta Summit signified the end of the Cold War and the defeat of left-wing forces, including the socialists and communists. The communists lost power in the East, and the socialist parties in the West ...
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16th-century anchors found off Mexican coast offer clues into Spanish conquest
Archaeologists have discovered two iron ship anchors off Mexico's Gulf Coast that they say date back 500 years and could have belonged to Spaniard Hernan Cortes' fleet, which landed in 1519 before overthrowing the Aztec empire. The anchors, found on the ocean floor near the ...
The Battle of the Bulge was the last German offensive of World War II, and the Siege of Bastogne the scene of a heroic defense by American paratroopers. Seventy-five years on, the Belgian town is hosting colorful re-enactments followed by solemn ceremonies of remembrance. Veterans, historians ...
An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a hunting scene could be the world's oldest figurative artwork, dating back nearly 44,000 years, pointing to an advanced artistic culture, according to new research. Discovered two years ago in the cave Bulu Sipong 4 on the island of ...
Supposed relic from Jesus' manger arrives in Bethlehem as Christmas gift from pope
A fragment of wood reputed to be from the manger where Jesus was laid after his humble birth arrived in Bethlehem as a gift from the Vatican on Saturday, kicking off Christmas season at the town revered as the place of Jesus' birth. The wood ...
