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This Week In History News, Sept. 8 – 14

Meet King Jayabaya, The Nostradamus Of 12th-Century Indonesia

Sorosis: The NYC Women-Only Club That Started A National Movement

Meet Kublai Khan: The Mongol Ruler Who Invented The Trebuchet And The Mythic City Of Xanadu

This Week In History News, Sept. 15 – 21

Scientists Reveal What Our Denisovan Ancestors Looked Like 75,000 Years Ago

Battle Of Los Angeles: The False Alarm That Left LA In Chaos

How A Poor Scottish Botanist Ruined China’s Economy By Stealing A Bunch Of Tea

Ancient Artifacts Uncovered In Idaho Fuel Debate Over The Arrival Of North America’s First Human Settlers

Ancient Egyptians Hunted Crocodiles Specifically So They Could Mummify Them, New Study Suggests

Mickey Finn: The Chicago Bartender Who Infamously Drugged And Robbed Patrons With Laced Drinks

Qin Shi Huang: The Emperor Who Unified China And Built An Army Made Of Clay

Inca Child Sacrifices Were Left On Top Of Volcanoes To Be Struck By Lightning, According To New Study

Decadence, Drugs, And Dancing: 44 Pictures Of The Disco Era

The Incas May Have Deliberately Built Machu Picchu Along Fault Lines. Here’s Why.

Neolithic Parents Fed Their Babies With Animal-Shaped Bottles

Everything You Wish You Didn’t Know About One Of America’s Most Prolific Killers, The Grim Sleeper

This Week In History News, Sept. 22 – 28

Ernst Kaltenbrunner: The Highest-Ranking Nazi To Face Justice At Nuremberg

Ronald Dominique Murdered 23 People. Because They Were Homeless, He Almost Got Away With It.

How 15-Year-Old Latasha Harlins’ Murder Over A Bottle Of Orange Juice Helped Spark The L.A. Riots

Woman Learns The ‘Fake’ Renaissance Painting She Kept Over Her Stove Was Actually A 700-Year-Old Masterpiece

The House That Inspired ‘The Conjuring’ Has Two Fearless New Owners. They Say It’s Still Haunted.

This Ancient Shark That Lived 360 Million Years Ago Looked Like An Eel

Omayra Sánchez Was Trapped In A Mudflow When A Photographer Captured Her Last Moments