Whether it's the anniversary of the first summit of Mount Everest or the news about the possible identification of the bridge in the Mona Lisa, this is what happened in the world of history this month.It’s the end of May 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month along with several historic anniversaries for the month. We covered an eclectic mix of historical news stories this month.

Medieval Torture Devices: Inside The Practice Of “Immurement” Public DomainA depiction of immurement being used against a nun. Similar to the oubliette, the next medieval torture device on our list did not involve ropes, sharp objects, or bloodshed. But immurement was still a torturous way to die. It involved entombing someone alive. This torturous practice dates back to Roman times, when it was used against Vestal Virgins who broke their vow of celibacy.

The ripper crew murdered six women, was suspected of abducting more than 18, and the ringleader wasn't even convicted of murder. Chicago Police DepartmentLeft to right, Andrew Kokoraleis, Robn Gecht, Thomas Kokoraleis, and Edward Spreitzer. On December 6, 1982, Beverly Washington was found near a railroad track outside of Chicago. Her body was beaten and bruised, her chest had multiple slash wounds across it, and her left breast had been amputated.

While Mother Teresa did much to improve the lives of the poor in Kolkata, today the number of the city's poor has only proliferated.Mother Teresa’s statue in her birthplace of Tirana, Albania. Once the capital of colonial India, Kolkata was also the home of the world’s most famous nun—a nun who did not wear a religious habit, but a white sari with thin blue stripes: Mother Teresa. Today, 18 years after her death, the city that once served as the headquarters of the East India Company continues to struggle with poverty and economic inequality, two of the very issues to which Teresa devoted her life.

With an arsenal of homemade bread, the anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly mobilized thousands of women like her to champion conservative causes.In the 1960s and ’70s, Phyllis Schlafly brazenly carved a reputation for herself out of male-driven conservative politics, but not as a champion for women’s rights — as an opposer. Schlafly was an effective political operative for the Republican Party and was even once hailed by a right-wing heretic as “the first lady of the conservative movement.