35 Maps That Explain History Better Than Any Textbook And More Of This Week's Best Stories From History Uncovered

[History Uncovered]( [35 Maps That Explain History Better Than Any Textbook]( [Though the Roman Empire was huge, it was nothing compared to the Mongol Empire, which covered 12 million square miles at its peak — making it the largest contiguous empire in history.]( [The Story Of The Lincoln County War That Turned Billy The Kid From A Ranch Hand Into An Iconic Outlaw]( [On February 18, 1878, Billy the Kid saw his boss and friend gunned down on his ranch. He swore vengeance, and the Lincoln County War began.]( [The Insane Olympic Marathon That Saw One Man Drive 11 Miles And Another Drink Poison]( [On a scorching August day in St. Louis, the 1904 Olympic marathon ended with the slowest time in the sport’s history — and almost four deaths.]( [How The 1971 Attica Riot Exploded In A New York Prison — And Exposed The Inhumane Conditions Inside]( [On September 9, 1971, over 1,000 prisoners took control of Attica Correctional Facility in New York. What followed was the bloodiest prison uprising in U.S. history.]( [The ‘Oldest’ Skull In British History Is Probably A Woman Decapitated By The Normans 1,000 Years Ago]( [The skull was discovered in 1943 and initially thought to be at least 10,000 years old and possibly as old as 14,000 years.]( [The Remarkable Story Of Anne Lindbergh, The Pioneering Pilot Whose Feats Were Eclipsed By Tragedy]( [Even though she was a critically-acclaimed poet and author, not to mention a celebrated pilot in her own right, Anne Morrow Lindbergh is best remembered as the wife of world-famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and the mother of the doomed Lindbergh baby.]( [9 Terrifying Ghosts, Ghouls, And Supernatural Beasts Of Native American Lore]( [The Salish people of British Columbia tell tales of Bigfoot-like beasts known as Stick People that wander the forest playing devilish tricks on humans — and sometimes even devouring them.]( [The 9 Creepiest Historical Artifacts Ever Unearthed, From A Self-Mummified Monk To A Tower Of Skulls]( [In 2014, a CT scan of a 900-year-old Buddha statue found in China revealed a horrifying secret — the body of a monk who had mummified himself inside.]( [Archaeologists In Turkey Just Found A 10,000-Year-Old Carving Of A Man Grabbing His Crotch]( [In Turkey circa 8000 B.C., imagery of male genitalia was thought to represent fertility and potency.]( [The Horrific Survival Tale Of The 11-Year-Old Girl Who Was Orphaned At Sea]( [Without food, water, or any covering to protect her from the heat of the sun, she spent 84 grueling at sea.]( [Archaeologists Just Found Hundreds Of Ornate Roman Tombs Carved Into A Canyon In Turkey]( [The ancient necropolis is thought to be one of the largest concentrations of stone-cut tombs anywhere in the world and contains hundreds of unexcavated tombs below the surface.]( [Meet The Unkillable Soviet Fighter Pilot Who Terrorized The Nazis Even After Losing Both Of His Legs]( [Alexey Maresyev was shot down by the Nazis and crawled through the wilderness for 18 days — only to fight again.]( [She Refused To Give Up Her Seat Before Rosa Parks — So Why Haven't You Heard Of Her?]( [In 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white woman in Montgomery, Alabama — nine months before Rosa Parks.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](