Discovery News - History News http://news.discovery.com/history/ History News covers history and historical events by looking back and putting the past into today's perspective. en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://news.discovery.com/images/icons/rss-feed-logo.png Discovery News - History News http://news.discovery.com/history/ 144 19 Wed Feb 10 2010 06:04:06 GMT Wed Feb 10 2010 06:04:06 GMT 1440 Boy Soldier, 14, UK's Youngest WWII Death http://news.discovery.com/history/boy-soldier-world-war.html 38c6c019-f25d-4850-8de3-dd96b1dfc2dc History Navy Ship Wars World War 2 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:31:00 EST 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. Flashback: Images From the Week's News http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-february-5.html 459d6aac-fc46-4793-b485-f5874ede317d Archaeology Earth Humans Space Technology Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look back at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Legends of the Winter Olympics http://news.discovery.com/history/heroes-legends-winter-olympic-games-slide-show.html 6e461a40-73ea-473f-93c8-9b920088eddc Adventure Sports Events, Sports and Competitions Heroes History Olympics Snow Sports Sports Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:20:00 EST Legends of the Winter Olympics Explore some of the greatest heroes and champions of the Winter Olympic Games. Protestors Reflect on Civil Rights Sit-Ins http://news.discovery.com/history/lunch-counter-sit-ins-anniversary-civil-rights-movement.html 32dbb2a6-e6d0-423e-8fc4-e409a695db7b American History Civilian Resistance and Holocaust History Modern History Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:42:00 EST Protestors Reflect on Civil Rights Sit-Ins Four college freshmen walked quietly into a Greensboro dime store in 1960, and changed the course of history. Flashback: Images From the Week's News http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-january-29.html 9bf55465-56ee-4a9c-ad00-d821c7a38dc8 Archaeology Dinosaurs Earth Humans Space Technology Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Can't Get Enough of Discovery News? http://news.discovery.com/history/cant-get-enough-of-discovery-news.html 2f3bedc2-7359-4a74-8481-4afae74067cf Lori Cuthbert Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:06:36 EST Can't Get Enough of Discovery News? 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 ... Did Da Vinci Paint Himself as 'Mona Lisa'? http://news.discovery.com/history/leonardo-davinci-mona-lisa.html cd43e5dc-13e4-4f7c-8ceb-f03425651c72 Artists Artwork DNA Historians Leonardo da Vinci Painting Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:05:00 EST Did Da Vinci Paint Himself as 'Mona Lisa'? The skull of one of the world's greatest artists could provide crucial clues into the identity of "Mona Lisa." 'Catcher in the Rye' Author J.D. Salinger Dies http://news.discovery.com/history/salinger-death-catcher-in-the-rye.html 24efc803-21b5-445d-a1d7-1dd10108d8aa Books Literature Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:49:00 EST 'Catcher in the Rye' Author J.D. Salinger Dies The acclaimed author and youth hero passed away at age 91. Survivors Remember Auschwitz Liberation http://news.discovery.com/history/auschwitz-concentration-camp-survivors-mark-anniversary.html 47a885a0-736f-4d65-a07f-a5f2a6d34034 Army Civilian Resistance and Holocaust Major Fronts and Campaigns World War 2 World Wars Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:51:00 EST Survivors Remember Auschwitz Liberation Elderly survivors of Auschwitz gathered Wednesday at the site of the former death camp to mark the 65th anniversary of its liberation. Flashback: Images From the Week's News http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-january-22.html d3301c1e-1dc9-4705-846d-5d6004bd17ad Archaeology Earth Humans Space Technology Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Poe Painting Presents Poet in New Light http://news.discovery.com/history/edgar-allen-poe-portrait.html ae465d53-4c87-4f50-b09d-2e2777a0af54 Artists Literature Painting Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:05:00 EST Poe Painting Presents Poet in New Light Take a closer look at a painting of Edgar Allen Poe that shows the author's softer side. MLK's FBI Files May Soon See Daylight http://news.discovery.com/history/mlks-fbi-files-may-soon-see-daylight.html f3fdc63e-2481-416c-a976-c92b11406801 Talal Al-Khatib American History Modern History Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:55:40 EST MLK's FBI Files May Soon See Daylight 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 ... Flashback: Images From the Week's News http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-january-15.html 58867f30-53b5-4aeb-b03c-807262abe9f3 Animals Earth Space Technology Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Why Is Haiti So Poor? http://news.discovery.com/history/why-is-haiti-so-poor.html dd834a2b-dbc7-4376-86d0-cceca91a2d96 James Williams Caribbean History Slavery Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:08:25 EST Why Is Haiti So Poor? 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 ... Woman Who Sheltered Anne Frank Dies http://news.discovery.com/history/anne-frank-protector-dies.html 97f2706b-db9d-4de2-9851-b38cfce4d50b Civilian Resistance and Holocaust European History World War 2 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:35:00 EST Woman Who Sheltered Anne Frank Dies 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. Flashback: Images From the Week's News http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-january-8.html 1960e629-b0f4-4d0a-92da-abfdafdce9fb Animals Earth Humans Space Technology Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:35:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look back at the week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Royal Portrait Features Relaxed Princes William, Harry : BIG PIC http://news.discovery.com/history/royal-portrait-princes-william-harry.html 397d6ed1-942e-465b-bbda-72c2b15dd598 Artwork Royalty and Rulers Visual Arts Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:25:00 EST Royal Portrait Features Relaxed Princes William, Harry : BIG PIC The royal princes appear young and regal, yet casual and at ease in their first official oil portrait. Hiroshima, Nagasaki Survivor Dies at 93 http://news.discovery.com/history/atomic-bomb-survivor-hiroshima-nagasaki.html fc88436f-6e7c-4125-8484-44e29883060a Nuclear Weapons Wars Weapons World War 2 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:05:00 EST Hiroshima, Nagasaki Survivor Dies at 93 Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a double atomic bomb survivor and outspoken critic of nuclear weapons, has died. Remains of Early 1900s Plane Found in Antarctica http://news.discovery.com/history/antarctica-plane-expedition.html 2c589b88-99c1-4ab0-8d38-b20b84a15cf3 Antarctica History History of Flight Outdoors Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:03:00 EST Remains of Early 1900s Plane Found in Antarctica An Australian explorer had once hoped to use the single-propeller plane as a motorized sled. New Year's Around the World : BIG PICS http://news.discovery.com/history/new-years-around-the-world.html 90273c4b-91f1-49dc-b56b-1d1a89c1a1cc Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:15:00 EST New Year's Around the World : BIG PICS Take a look at how people around the world rang in the new year.