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It's the first genetic confirmation of a female Viking warrior.

Michey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi

Mickey Rooney's portrayal in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is often cited as offensive and a well-known example of yellowface.

Now an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, Nash was arrested dozens of times for non-violent protests—including while six months pregnant.

Portrait of Justice Hugo Black

FDR nominated the Alabama Senator as his first U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

The Daring Disguise that Helped One Enslaved Couple Escape to Freedom, Ellen and William Craft

In 1848 William and Ellen Craft blurred the lines of race and gender in order to escape slavery.

The syndrome that inspired Freddie Krueger afflicted a very specific group of people.

Aerosmith Van Found on American Pickers

The mystery van had a few key details that were fundamental in tracking its origin.

Aviatrix. Pioneer. Record breaker. Fashion entrepreneur?

Vintage postcard of the Jefferson Davis House in Richmond, Virginia.

The formerly enslaved Mary Bowser and abolitionist Elizabeth Van Lew teamed up to spy on Confederate President Jefferson Davis—and got away with it.

In 1966, three men walked into a bar, stated they were gay and ordered drinks. When they were denied service, a movement began.

Pride flag

A Vietnam War veteran and drag performer came up with the iconic design in 1978.

Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin was an indispensable force behind the civil rights movement...and openly gay.

A traffic jam as East Germans emigrate following the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Credit: Thierry Orban/Sygma via Getty Images)

Bumper-to-bumper roadblocks that left drivers stranded for days.

Two members of the Black Panther Party are met on the steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento, May 2, 1967, by Police Lt. Ernest Holloway, who informs them they will be allowed to keep their weapons as long as they cause no trouble and do not disturb the peace.

Back in the 1960s, even the NRA supported gun control to disarm the group.

Members of the federal police show a bust relief portrait of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler at the Interpol headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, June 16, 2017. In a hidden room in a house near Argentina's capital, police discovered on June 8th the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in the country's history. Authorities say they suspect they are originals that belonged to high-ranking Nazis in Germany during World War II.

A massive cache of original Nazi artifacts—including a photo of Adolf Hitler and a ghoulish cranial-measurement device—was found in a secret room in a Buenos Aires suburb.

Black inventors changed the way we live through their many innovations, from the traffic light to the ironing board.

James Armistead

James Armistead provided critical intel to the Continental Army as a double agent during the Revolutionary War.

A dance with men in dresses paired with men in suits on November 20, 1901, known as the “The Dance of the 41." (Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

The 'Dance of the 41' changed the way that Mexico interpreted gender and sexuality forever.

From spirituals to ballads, funk and hip-hop, these songs have provided a soundtrack to the pride and struggle of African Americans through the centuries.

Black cowboys on horseback, circa 1880

The amazing true story of Bass Reeves, the formerly enslaved man who protected the Wild West.

Most Vikings were sent to the afterlife in one of two ways.

From left, vogue dancers Cesar Valentino (white shirt), Derrick Xtravaganza Huggins, and Fidel perform at the Copacabana nightclub, New York, New York, May 25, 1989. (Photo by Rita Barros/Getty Images)

Harlem drag balls thrived during the post-Civil War era, creating a space where trans and queer people of color later broke out to develop House Ballroom.

Lavender Marriages

Some of the Golden Age of Hollywood's brightest stars were suspected to have been in "lavender" marriages—for the sake of their careers.

Mansa Musa, King of Mali, on a map of North Africa circa 1375. (Credit: Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Forget today’s tech billionaires. The wealth of Mansa Musa of Mali was too vast to be imagined—or equaled.

The recently released reels may be the earliest color film ever taken of the building.

The dinosaur's puny arms were nothing to laugh at.

Author and former cop Ron Stallworth at the New York premiere of "BlacKkKlansman," a film based off his time going undercover in the Klu Klux Klan in the late 70s.

An offhand response to an ad from the KKK led to an extensive investigation for detective Ron Stallworth.