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Lakshmibai, The Warrior Queen Who Fought British Rule in India

She trained a regiment of women and led armies—with a baby in tow.
Urvija Banerji February 24, 2016
us civil war

How First Ladies on Opposing Sides of the Civil War Forged an Unlikely Bond

Hadley Meares February 22, 2016
A relic box is laid in the cornerstone
New York, New York

The General Worth Monument

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.
war history

Found: A Tiny Letter Flown Out of Besieged Paris in a Balloon

Sarah Laskow February 18, 2016
The George Orwell Route
Alcubierre, Spain

The George Orwell Route

A series of recreated fortifications mark George Orwell's path through the Spanish Civil War.
Memorial at site of 1999 US bombing of Chinese Embassy in Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia

Monument to the U.S. Bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade

A small memorial to a deadly night in Serbia that shook the world before it was swept under the rug.
Live shot, mid-tinku
Macha, Bolivia

Tinku

A giant, bloody battle rages throughout the Bolivian Andes each year.
The Cable Hut–once a war tool, now a romantic getaway.
architecture

Fleeting Wonders: Vacation In a WWI Cable Hut

Cara Giaimo January 21, 2016
murder

FOUND: Evidence of Early Violence Between Foraging Humans

Sarah Laskow January 21, 2016
islands

The World's Longest War Only Ended in 1986

Fiona Young-Brown January 19, 2016
Church of Sant Pere amidst the ruins
Corbera d'Ebre, Spain

Poble Vell de Corbera d'Ebre (Corbera d'Ebre Old Town)

The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.
North facade of Voronstov Palace
Alupka, Ukraine

Vorontsov Palace

This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.
war history

FOUND: The Site of a Notorious Roman Massacre

Sarah Laskow December 14, 2015
Ruins of Chapman Beverley Mill
Broad Run, Virginia

Ruins of the Chapman Beverley Mill

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
military history

How the Military Ran Its 1970s Psychic Intelligence Program—Many Memos, Naturally

Sarah Laskow December 4, 2015
Birmingham, England

Aston Hall

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
Ruins of ancient Greek colony of Chersonesos, in Crimea
crime and punishment

Ill-Gotten Treasures of Ancient Crimea Are Flooding eBay

Damaris Colhoun November 30, 2015
The only known depiction of Oliver Pollock, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
war history

The Bankrupt Irishman Who Created the Dollar Sign by Accident

Dan Hess November 23, 2015