Explore The Astounding 'Atlantis Of Ancient Egypt,' The Story Of The Paralyzed Vietnam Veteran Behind 'Born On The Fourth Of July,' And More

See this week's most popular stories from History Uncovered. [History Uncovered]( [Inside Thonis-Heracleion, The 'Atlantis Of Ancient Egypt' That Sank Into The Mediterranean 1,200 Years Ago]( [Located in the Nile Delta near Alexandria, Thonis-Heracleion was ancient Egypt's largest port — until it sank into the Mediterranean and lay hidden for 1,200 years.]( [Rusty Sword Found In Attic Turns Out To Be One Of The Oldest Samurai Swords In Existence]( [The 32-inch sword, known as a kohoki, was likely an heirloom sword, made for a samurai, and passed down through his family.]( [Ron Kovic Served Two Tours In Vietnam — Then He Was Arrested 12 Times For Protesting The War]( ["I wanted people to understand... I wanted them to know what it really meant to be in a war, to be shot and wounded, to be fighting for my life on the intensive care ward, not the myth we had grown up believing."]( [British Archaeologists Just Uncovered A 'Remarkable' Roman Villa At The Site Of A Future Housing Development]( [The Roman villa in Oxfordshire, England likely served both a cultural and spiritual role in the area between the 1st and 5th centuries given the sheer amount of artifacts found there.]( [Shoichi Yokoi, The Japanese WWII Soldier Who Refused To Surrender — For 28 Years]( [Shoichi Yokoi survived by living in an underground shelter he dug for himself, weaving clothing out of tree bark, and eating coconuts, frogs, eels, and rats.]( [Sewer Construction In Macedonia Reveals A 2,300-Year-Old Nobleman's Tomb Filled With Treasure]( [The tomb contained a number of grave goods, including beads, necklaces, and a golden myrtle wreath.]( [Archaeologists In South Africa Find A 130,000-Year-Old Fossilized Sand Sculpture Of A Stingray]( [If this ancient stone stingray truly is 130,000-year-old sand art, it would predate all other known animal art by 90,000 years.]( [Archaeologists In Pompeii Just Uncovered A Construction Site That Was Preserved In Ash When Vesuvius Erupted]( [The site was under active construction when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., preserving it in its state of disrepair.]( [A Metal Detectorist In Poland Just Stumbled Upon The Seal Of A 14th-Century Papal Decree]( [Historians believe the seal could have belonged to one of four different popes who reigned between 1303 and 1352: Benedict XI, Clement V, Benedict XII, or Clement VI.]( [8-Year-Old Pulls 1,500-Year-Old Sword From Swedish Lake]( [The discovery was kept a secret since July but experts have also found further artifacts in the same area.]( [Obsidian Blades Found At Easter Island Suggest Inhabitants Interacted With South Americans 1,000 Years Ago]( [Trace evidence of various plant-based foods found on obsidian blades from Easter Island suggests frequent contact with South America.]( [Was Classic Movie Star Joan Crawford As Sadistic As Her Daughter's Infamous Memoir Claims?]( ["With one hand she pulled me by the hair and with the other she cuffed my ears until they rang, all the while screaming no wire hangers!"]( [Lavishly Painted 4,300-Year-Old Tomb For A Palace Official And Priestess Found In Egypt](  [Chang And Eng Bunker, The Conjoined Twins Who Became Showmen — And Slaveholders]( [Chang and Eng Bunker, the world's "original" Siamese twins, shared one single bed with both of their wives in their early marriages. This did not prevent them from conceiving 21 children between the two of them.]( [Listen To The History Uncovered Podcast]( [On October 14, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt — then running for an unprecedented third term under the Bull Moose Party — set out to give a speech at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Wisconsin. En route, he crossed paths with a saloon owner named John Schrank, who was convinced that Roosevelt had assassinated President William McKinley in 1901. And so Schrank waited with the crowd, then fired at Roosevelt with a Colt revolver.]( [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](