Perfectly Preserved 1,800-Year-Old Mask Discovered In Japan, Iconic Images Of Rita Hayworth, And More Trending Stories From History Uncovered

[History Uncovered]( [This Perfectly Preserved Ritual Mask Used 1,800 Years Ago Was Just Found Among Ruins In Japan]( ["The mask represented a 'spirit of a head,' which was believed to be a god in the shape of a human."]( [Inside The Baffling Mystery Of The Yuba County Five, The Young Men Who Suddenly Vanished In California]( [Ted Weiher, Gary Mathias, Bill Sterling, Jack Madruga, and Jackie Huett were five friends who ranged in age from 24 to 32 and all had a mild developmental disability or psychiatric condition. On February 24, 1978, they attended a basketball game at California State University at Chico and then set out to drive the 46 miles home — but they were never seen alive again.]( [32 Famous Photos Of Rita Hayworth — And The Surprisingly Sad Story Behind The 1940s Sex Symbol]( [A legendary actress and dancer, Rita Hayworth seemed to have it all in Old Hollywood — but her life behind the scenes was far from glamorous.]( [The True Story Of The Ostend Manifesto, The U.S. Attempt To Seize Cuba From Spain]( ["By every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting it from Spain."]( [How The Lebanese Civil War Destroyed An Iconic City — And Sparked An Exodus Of One Million People]( [After years of growing tension between different religious, political, and socioeconomic groups in Lebanon, the country exploded into civil war from 1975 to 1990, leading to about 120,000 deaths and an exodus of an estimated one million people.]( [Archaeologists Just Stumbled Upon A 2,000-Year-Old Necropolis Beneath A Busy Train Station In Paris]( [The team also found artifacts like ceramic dishes, glassware, jewelry, a pig skeleton, and other items that ancient Parisii may have placed near the graves as offerings.]( [Inside The Chilling Disappearance Of Kathleen McCormack, Wife Of 'The Jinx' Murderer Robert Durst]( [It's believed that her husband killed at least two other people to cover his tracks and prevent his role in his wife's death from coming to light.]( [Security Guard Frank Wills Discovered The Watergate Break-In — Then Died Destitute And Forgotten]( [Frank Wills changed history when he discovered that five men carrying bugging equipment and White House phone numbers had broken into the Watergate hotel.]( [Archaeologists Just Uncovered An Ancient Roman Winery That Once Contained Flowing Fountains Of Wine]( [The site marks the second known example of Greco-Roman structures built specifically for the purpose of viewing the winemaking process.]( [The Disturbing Story Of Arthur Leigh Allen, The Prime Suspect In The Zodiac Murders]( [One of the only survivors of a Zodiac Killer attack, Mike Mageau was shown a photo of Arthur Leigh Allen in 1992 and instantly yelled out, "That's him! He's the man that shot me!"]( [From The Five Points To The Five Families, Go Inside 200 Years Of New York's Violent Underbelly]( [On April 15, 1931, American Mafia head Joe "The Boss" Masseria was enjoying a lavish lobster lunch and playing cards in a restaurant in Brooklyn when his bodyguards suddenly disappeared. He was then ambushed with gunfire and killed instantly. Eerily, his corpse was still clutching the ace of spades — a.k.a. the death card.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](