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George Washington's Boyhood Home Found

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Wig curlers, a pipe with Masonic carvings, and a half million other artifacts were also part of the discovery, which will help scholars fill in large gaps in the story of the first U.S. president's early life.

Titanic Was Found During Secret Cold War Navy Mission

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The ocean liner was found during a 1985 exploration of wrecked nuclear submarines, says oceanographer Robert Ballard, who has revealed new details of the covert mission.

PHOTOS: Stonehenge Was ''Domain of the Dead''

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Archaeologists may have finally solved the enduring puzzle of the prehistoric monuments: They are giant tombstones of the dead.