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Boy Soldier, 14, UK's Youngest WWII Death

Reginald Earnshaw lied about his age to enter the British navy and then died during a German attack in 1941.

Boy Soldier, 14, UK's Youngest WWII Death

Posted Sat Feb 6, 2010 06:31 AM ET   |   0

Reginald Earnshaw lied about his age to enter the British navy and then died during a German attack in 1941. Read more

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Flashback: Images From the Week's News

Posted Fri Feb 5, 2010 07:00 AM ET   |   0

Take a look back at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Read more

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Legends of the Winter Olympics

Posted Mon Feb 1, 2010 12:20 PM ET   |   0

Explore some of the greatest heroes and champions of the Winter Olympic Games. Read more

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Protestors Reflect on Civil Rights Sit-Ins

Posted Mon Feb 1, 2010 07:42 AM ET   |   0

Four college freshmen walked quietly into a Greensboro dime store in 1960, and changed the course of history. Read more

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Flashback: Images From the Week's News

Posted Fri Jan 29, 2010 01:00 PM ET   |   0

Take a look at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Read more

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Can't Get Enough of Discovery News?

Posted by  Lori Cuthbert  Fri Jan 29, 2010 09:06 AM ET   |   0

Can't get enough of Discovery News? Want to keep your eye on cutting-edge sci-tech? If you do, you'll be excited to hear that we've launched a Discovery News module that you can add to the "My Favorites" menu in your ... Read more

Did Da Vinci Paint Himself as 'Mona Lisa'?

Posted Thu Jan 28, 2010 06:05 PM ET   |   0

The skull of one of the world's greatest artists could provide crucial clues into the identity of "Mona Lisa." Read more

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'Catcher in the Rye' Author J.D. Salinger...

Posted Thu Jan 28, 2010 02:49 PM ET   |   0

The acclaimed author and youth hero passed away at age 91. Read more

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Survivors Remember Auschwitz Liberation

Posted Wed Jan 27, 2010 06:51 AM ET   |   0

Elderly survivors of Auschwitz gathered Wednesday at the site of the former death camp to mark the 65th anniversary of its liberation. Read more

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Flashback: Images From the Week's News

Posted Fri Jan 22, 2010 07:00 AM ET   |   0

Take a look at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Read more

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Poe Painting Presents Poet in New Light

Posted Tue Jan 19, 2010 02:05 PM ET   |   0

Take a closer look at a painting of Edgar Allen Poe that shows the author's softer side. Read more

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MLK's FBI Files May Soon See Daylight

Posted by  Talal Al-Khatib  Fri Jan 15, 2010 06:55 PM ET   |   0

On Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, the United States will commemorate the achievements of civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr. While today we look at King with great respect and admiration, any student of history will know that this wasn't ... Read more

Flashback: Images From the Week's News

Posted Fri Jan 15, 2010 07:00 AM ET   |   0

Take a look at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Read more

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Why Is Haiti So Poor?

Posted by  James Williams  Wed Jan 13, 2010 08:08 PM ET   |   0

A market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, appears in the above photo, which was taken between 1909 and 1920. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, which makes the devastation caused by yesterday’s earthquake that much harder on an already... Read more

Woman Who Sheltered Anne Frank Dies

Posted Tue Jan 12, 2010 05:35 AM ET   |   0

Miep Gies, the office secretary who defied the Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and saved the teenager's diary, has died. Read more

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