History
Team behind Nazi Gold Train 'discovery' cite pseudoscientific radiesthesia as main tool
The team asserts a hidden tunnel contains three wagons of Nazi treasures.
Shipwreck of Japanese destroyer Teruzuki found off Guadalcanal
This week in Jewish history: Miracle aids and antibiotics
'The Illegals': Soviet infiltration, observation, and subversion into the West - review
Inside the Tuam Dig: Archaeologists battle time to identify babies buried under St. Mary's
The two-year forensic dig, led by an 18-member international team, will probe the disused septic tank where the Bon Secours order is believed to have buried the children between 1925 and 1961.
This week in Jewish history: Moses breaks the Tablets
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
The New Zealand-Zionist connection: How one family helped shape Israel’s birth
Yitzhak Treister's great-uncle helped nudge New Zealand toward the ‘yes’ that changed history.
Staro Sajmiste: Belgrade's fairground of death for the Balkans' Jews
From formidable fairground to a camp of death, the dark history of the Nazi camp within Belgrade’s borders
This week in Jewish history: Yoni and Entebbe raid, Law of Return passed
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Purdue University launches expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's plane on remote Pacific island
Expedition sets to investigate mysterious 'Taraia Object' on Nikumaroro Island in search for Earhart's plane.
On this day: the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in northern Iraq
On June 29, 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the establishment of the Islamic State caliphate in Iraq and Syria. Following this, ISIS launched a major offensive in northern Iraq and Syria.
This week in Jewish history: Happy birthday to Mel Brooks, Franz Kafka
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
From Chanel to exile: the rise and fall of Iran’s last empress
Farah Diba's iconic fashion sense tried to stitch together Iran’s imperial past with a modern future. After the revolution, her memory still lingers as a symbol of what their country could have been.
On this Day: Wagner Group’s Forces Shake Putin’s Russia
On June 24, 2023, the Wagner Group, a once-loyal private military, turned its weapons inward and marched toward Moscow in an open challenge to the Kremlin.
