This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: Wall Street Journal
November 22, 2013
The book is #3 on The Wall Street Journal bestseller list.
Source: New York Times
November 21, 2013
"Today, the Scottsboro Boys have finally received justice," Gov. Robert Bentley said.
Source: New York Times
November 21, 2013
by Errol Morris
Josiah “Tink” Thompson returns to what has haunted him for 50 years: Frame #313 of the Zapruder film.
Source: Spero News
November 22, 2013
At least 17 skeletons discovered in the WWII torpedoed hull.
Source: Associated Press
November 24, 2013
Some archaeologists dispute the Vatican's conclusion that the bones belong to St. Peter.
Source: The Telegraph
November 25, 2013
A British academic believes she has identified the precise spot of the elusive Hanging Gardens of Babylon - in one of the most dangerous places on earth.
Source: The Verge
November 25, 2013
The Buddha was born in the 6th century B.C.
Source: Archaeology News Network
November 20, 2013
Giant sloths, saber-toothed cats, oversize armadillos, and other large mammals once roamed the Americas -- and humans hunted them.
Source: Times of Israel
November 25, 2013
New, fascinating archaeological findings in Jerusalem.
Source: Harvard Gazette
November 22, 2013
The book is on display through Dec. 14 at Houghton Library.
Source: The Atlantic
November 22, 2013
Archaeologists reveal the "sweet, strong" flavor of ancient booze, and wonder whether they might be able to recreate it.
Source: Associated Press
November 24, 2013
Finding shipwrecks remains as much art as science.
Source: New York Times
November 21, 2013
One of the last surviving members of the "Eastern foreign policy establishment" fades into history.
Source: New York Times
November 24, 2013
A growing chill between South Korea and Japan over history creates problems for the U.S.
Source: CNN.com
November 22, 2013
Commemorations set to proceed in Washington and Dallas.
Source: Associated Press
November 19, 2013
In solemnity,
thousands gathered at a central Pennsylvania battlefield park Tuesday.
Source: NBC News
November 19, 2013
Marie Tippit, whose husband J.D. Tippit was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, received a condolence letter from Jackie Kennedy.
Source: BBC News
November 18, 2013
Surprisingly, Oswald still has friends in the Belorussian capital.
Source: BBC News
November 18, 2013
The tank has been shooting scenes for the action movie Fury.
Source: National Public Radio
November 18, 2013
Meet the Thuggees.
