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Normandy Invasion: Omaha Beach. World War II. D-Day. Infographic. SPOTLIGHT VERSION

Facts and Figures About the Landings on Omaha Beach During the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944

airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)

7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Nelson Mandela, undated photo.

15 Nelson Mandela Quotes

Demystified - Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide? illustration

Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

Paul Revere. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.," engraved by Paul Revere. Boston Massacre.

There’s a Riot Goin’ On: Riots in U.S. History (Part One)

Salem Witch Trials. Photogravure after the painting by Walter McEwen titled - The Witches - circa 1890s.

How Rye Bread May Have Caused the Salem Witch Trials

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Waiwaye: Bukukuwan Sallah da gobara da ta laƙume shaguna 300 a kasuwar waya a Kano • June 8, 2025, 4:33 AM ET (BBC)

Road accident in northern Nigeria kills 22 athletes returning from a sports festival • June 1, 2025, 7:31 AM ET (AP)

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