One of the first was Father Mychal Judge with the city's fire department. On that fateful day, he joined the firefighters as they responded to the North Tower.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal." The sentence had different interpretations through the years after.
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Erik Cowie, a former head zookeeper at "Tiger King" Joe Exotic's Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, was found dead on September 3.
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World War 2 was bloody. As in, impressively and tragically so — the numbers are absolutely staggering. But what were the deadliest battles of all?
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The U.S. Department of Defense was believed to have spent millions of dollars on the testing and development of so-called "esoteric arts" -- psychic abilities.
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Rebekah and Isaac are one of the most important couples in the Old Testament, and like many other couples in the Bible, conceiving was a problem.
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Doyle took inspiration from Baker Street -- a real street in London -- but the exact number of the flat, 221B, was non-existent when the stories were written.
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Muhammad Ali was one of the most prominent athletes in the 20th Century. Ironically, one of his most outstanding moments outside the ring is still little known.
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In 2001, weeks after the September 11 attacks on the twin towers, John Walker Lindh was captured in Afghanistan. He became known as the American Taliban.
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For those of us old enough to remember, September 11, 2001 was a day when everything changed. It also attracted myths, conspiracy theories, and bogus reports.
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In 1940, Dr. Thornwell Jacobs sealed off his Crypt of Civilization, not to be opened for more than 6,000 years. Here's why.
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You too can join a pyramid scheme-like cult selling leggings and other apparel for California-based DeAnne Startup (yes, real name) Brady Stidham of LuLaRoe.
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'Louisville Slugger' is a reference to a baseball great from Kentucky. That legend was Pete Browning, who shined on the field in the late 19th century.
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Weapons have been with humanity from its earliest days. It seems that with each passing century, humans find newer and more efficient ways to kill each other.
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Muhammad Ali was looking for spiritual guidance, and when he heard Malcolm X's speech during an event, he was deeply impressed by the activist.
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Strappado was used to torture witches, heretics, and more during the Inquisition. The method is simple but just as brutal as any other device or mechanism.
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Fatal accidents can and do happen at water parks, and sometimes the guest was simply the victim of a problem they had no control over.
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President Jefferson appointed two men -- Meriwether Lewis and William Clark -- to assemble a team to explore the region and return to Washington with notes.
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Hitler was determined to make Germany self-sufficient and produce its own whale oil, and Antarctica became crucial for his plans.
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The man at the center of it all was an NYU-educated lawyer with a history of brokering settlements among groups of victims, attorney Kenneth Feinberg.
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Dr. Shakil Afridi is thought to be directly responsible for helping the CIA pinpoint the location of terrorist Osama bin Laden within his compound in Pakistan.
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This presidents menagerie included 11 horses, six dogs, five guinea pigs, two cats, one pig, one badger, one macaw, one bear, one hen, one rabbit, and many more
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A group of female priestesses who worshipped Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, the Vestal Virgins' main priority was keeping the sacred fire burning.
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When a laser disc player was first demonstrated in 1972, it was a pioneering technology that led to the possibilities that came after.
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The area around the Bay of Bengal is known for its intense tropical storms, made worse by the low elevations and dense population around Bangladesh.
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Approximately 7.9 billion people live on Earth today, and CNN reported that 37% are in China and India. China is currently the most populated country.
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Born into poverty in 1878, Joseph Stalin would become the dictator of the Soviet Union and be remembered for his ruthless reign of terror.
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