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New documentary digs into who really took 'The Terror of War' photo

It was the photo that changed how Americans viewed the Vietnam War. It showed a 9-year-old girl and other children running away from a South Vietnamese napalm bombing that accidentally hit a village. Now, the photographer's identity is b...

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History buffs flock to Czech Republic to re-enact Napoleon’s Austerlitz triumph

Thousands of history buffs from across Europe gather each year in the Czech Republic to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon’s victory over Russian and Austrian forces. Cannons and guns blazing, enthusiasts re-enact battle scen...

France 24

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Milan exhibition highlights 3,000 years of Olympic history

Old and new have been woven together from ancient statutes to the golden running spikes Michael Johnson wore in the 1996 Olympics.

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How an American raid stripped P.E.I. of its original Great Seal

When Prince Edward Island was first declared a colony of the British Empire, it was gifted a silver seal to put a stamp on official documents. Matthew McRae of the P.E.I. Museum and Heritage Foundation recounts how American privateers ra...

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Robots help piece together Pompeii's fragmented ancient frescoes

Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, are getting a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed to support archaeologists in one of their most painstaking tasks: reassembling fragmented arti...

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Walking tours shed light on Madrid's hidden Black history

Growing up in Spain, Kwame Ondo didn't see Black people in the history books and it never sat right with him. He began to look into what he calls a "silenced history" - and his tours help others to do the same.

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Poland: This is Dziady — Night of the Ghosts

In Olsztyn, a city in northeastern Poland, the ancient Slavic ritual of Dziady is still alive and well. It is marked by the Night of the Ghosts: a dark, mystical festival that really has to be experienced live.

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Using AI to cast a fresh eye on an ancient Jewish archive

Researchers are training an artificial intelligence model to read and transcribe a massive repository of medieval Jewish texts known as the Cairo Geniza, hoping for a deeper understanding of a vanished world.

Reuters

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The origins of the presidential turkey pardon

President Trump pardoned two turkeys named Gobble and Waddle on Tuesday. With that in mind, CBS News' Lindsey Reiser serves up the origins of the pardon event, one of Washington's quirkiest traditions.

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Inside historic auction of Jim Henson's Muppets and other memorabilia

For the first time ever, the Jim Henson Company is pulling iconic pieces out of the archives and onto the auction block. Carter Evans got a preview.

CBS News

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The origins and meaning of Mount Rushmore

As Mount Rushmore turns 100 years old, a new book digs into the sculpture's origins and meanings, which, like America itself, are layered with achievement and fault. Matthew Davis, author of "A Biography of a Mountain," joins "The Takeou...

CBS America

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Pressure grows for return of Nefertiti bust to Egypt

The Grand Egyptian Museum, recently opened near Cairo, showcases over 100,000 artefacts spanning seven millennia of Egyptian history. Yet one of Egypt’s most iconic treasures is noticeably absent—the bust of Nefertiti.

Al Jazeera

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Korean fried chicken: The other KFC

The growing popularity of Korean fried chicken reflects a greater familiarity with Korean culture. But its origins can be traced to an American cookbook dating back to when African American soldiers fought in the Korean War. Nancy Giles ...

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Colombian scientists recover treasures from 'holy grail of shipwrecks'

Scientists in Colombia have recovered artifacts from a sunken Spanish galleon that's known as the holy grail of shipwrecks.

Al Jazeera

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The Beatles Anthology - Official Trailer

Take a look at the Official Trailer for The Beatles Anthology, a documentary on one of the most influential bands in American history, distributed by Disney+. The Beatles Anthology streams on November 26 on Disney+ over the course of thr...

IGN

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Musk's Grok goes viral for reviving debunked claim about Auschwitz

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok repeated a long-debunked antisemitic trope about Auschwitz that experts told The Cube contradicts overwhelming evidence.

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Afro-Brazilians in Rio celebrate on Black Consciousness Day

There was dancing and celebration in the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday as people came out to celebrate Black Consciousness Day. It’s a national holiday recognizing Afro-Brazilian history, resistance and contributions to the country.

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Spain confronts Franco’s legacy as symbols of the dictatorship persist

Half a century after Franco’s death, his legacy still sparks debate in Madrid. Portraits and memorabilia glorifying the dictator are sold at markets, attracting curious buyers, including young people.

France 24

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The downfall of Hermann Göring at the Nuremberg Trials

Hermann Göring was, at one point, the second most powerful Nazi in Germany's Third Reich. After World War II, he was tried for his crimes at the Nuremberg trials in 1945–1946. Throughout the proceedings, Göring denied all guilt and showe...

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Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts return home but security threats remain

The 28,000 ancient texts returned to Timbuktu in August after 13 years away.

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How Guinness World Records began seven decades ago

Guinness World Records has been tracking records for 70 years. Nancy Chen reports on how it got started, how records are set and some of the people achieving the feats.

CBS News

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Slovakia, Czech Republic mark Velvet Revolution anniversary

The Velvet Revolution in 1989 brought an end to decades of Soviet-dominated communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, which peacefully split into two nations in 1993.

Euronews

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Probe into 'sniper tourism' revives hopes for justice in Sarajevo

The launch of an investigation in Italy into allegations that foreigners paid to shoot at civilians during the siege of Sarajevo by Bosnian Serb forces three decades ago has raised survivors' hopes of justice.

Reuters

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Einstein's Bern: Travel tips for the Swiss capital

Physicist Albert Einstein only lived in Bern for a short time, where he developed his famous theory of relativity. What traces of him have survived?

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Bizmoun Cave reveals new clues about early human life in Morocco

Archaeologists are delving deep into Bizmoun Cave, uncovering new clues about early human life in Morocco. The National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage, part of the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication, has launched a fres...

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Caribbean delegation seeks justice for slavery in Britain

A CARICOM Reparations Commission delegation is visiting the United Kingdom from November 17 to 20, 2025, to meet with British officials and lawmakers to discuss reparations for slavery and colonialism.

Africanews

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Vatican sends back dozens of Indigenous artifacts to Canada

The Vatican has gifted more than 60 First Nations, Métis and Inuit artifacts to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops as an act of reconciliation for harms committed to Indigenous peoples by the church.

CBC News

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Walter Isaacson on 'The Greatest Sentence Ever Written'

As America approaches its 250th birthday, bestselling biographer and historian Walter Isaacson reflects on the message of the Declaration of Independence, and how it is just as vital to us today as it was in 1776.

CBS America

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Timbuktu’s ancient manuscripts return after years away

Thirteen years ago, when al-Qaida-connected fighters swept into the city, staff and local families smuggled tens of thousands of manuscripts south to Bamako for safety.

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Vatican agrees to return Indigenous artifacts

The Vatican is returning 62 artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada. Pope Leo is giving the items to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on Dec. 6.

CBC News