If you think this year is bad, this research by Harvard archeologist Michael McCormick shows that things could be much worse on Earth.Pixabay If you feel like now is the worst time in history to be alive, scientists are here to tell you that times have actually been worse. Harvard University archaeologist and medieval historian Michael McCormick will tell you that 536 A.D. was the worst year in history to be alive.

Journalism is seeing some dark days-which means that a look back on Barbara Walters' career is even more nostalgic.Source: The Washington Post It’s been a terrible couple of weeks for journalism: Brian Williams’ lies, the death of David Carr and Bob Simon within days of one another. #AdviceForYoungJournalists was trending on Twitter for nearly a week in the wake of these events, with journalists of all stripes putting in their two cents.

New evidence has unlocked the mysteries of the ancient Beringian population, a previously undiscovered group of Native Americans.Eric S. Carlson/Ben A. Potter/University of Alaska FairbanksA rendering of the ancient Beringian Upward Sun River camp, located in present-day Alaska. She was just six weeks old when she died in the middle of Alaska some 11,500 years ago. But now, the small piece of DNA that researchers managed to extract from her remains has rewritten the early history of North America.

The 1930s was one of the most tumultuous decades for Germany. Already crippled by the debt they accrued from World War One, the European nation faced even tougher times following the ripple effects of Wall Street’s stock market crash. With such instability and poverty, the population was receptive to the words and promises of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, setting in motion a chain of events that would greatly–and tragically–alter the course of history.

Ever since 2014, guerilla artist Jim Bachor has been creating mosaics to beautify the streets of Chicago — one pothole at a time. Old Style beer can. Chicago. Bachor/Facebook Roll of toilet paper. Chicago. Design Boom Bottle of hand sanitizer. Chicago.Design Boom Located near Chicago's Trump Tower.Bachor/Facebook Finnish ice pop.Bachor/Instagram Bachor/Instagram Orange tulips. Chicago.This is Colossal Big Gulp cup.reallyboring/Flickr Blue flowers next to a matching bicycle. Bachor/Instagram A bunch of daffodils.

After she became popular thanks to YouTube and The Voice, rising pop star Christina Grimmie was well on her way to worldwide fame — then an obsessed fan named Kevin James Loibl shot her to death after a concert in 2016.Christina Grimmie’s death in 2016 came as a shock to her friends, family, and fans. The 22-year-old singer was on her way to becoming a world-famous star. She’d become popular performing song covers on YouTube as a teenager, and her celebrity only continued to rise when she appeared on The Voice in 2014.

A groundbreaking civil rights strategist, Constance Baker Motley argued 10 landmark cases before the Supreme Court — and won nine of them.Walter Albertin/Library of CongressIn a 1964 photograph taken two days after she won a New York State Senate seat, Constance Baker Motley holds up a victory sign. Rumors swirled in the 1960s that a Black woman might be nominated to the Supreme Court. And every rumor named the same person: Judge Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary.

A Black serviceman forced to work in the kitchen, Doris Miller proved to be one of the greatest heroes amid the carnage of Pearl Harbor.On December 7, 1941, Navy sailor Doris Miller was below deck on the USS West Virginia, sorting laundry, when he heard the ship’s general alarm suddenly go off. Though Miller was a Black man, and thus relegated to being a mess attendant and cook, he leaped into action as Japanese planes roared above the U.

A half-goat demon said to be the son of the Norse god of the underworld, Krampus punishes naughty children at Christmastime — and drags some to hell.Each December, countless children around the world excitedly await the arrival of Santa Claus. If they’ve been well-behaved, he’ll reward them with gifts left in stockings or under the tree. If they’ve misbehaved, he might gently scold them with a lump of coal. But it’s a slightly different story for children in places like Austria, where their version of Santa Claus, St.

The official investigation into D.B. Cooper by the FBI wrapped up last year, without any formal announcement of a suspect.Fox NewsA copy of the letter released by the FBI. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recently released a letter, previously undisclosed, that contains information related to the infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking case. On Nov. 24, 1971, almost 46 years ago exactly, a man under the name of Dan Cooper hijacked a flight from Portland to Seattle.