What happened on this day in history: King Henry VIII dies in 1547, the Space Shuttle Challenger explodes in 1986, and other important events.814 C.E.: Charlemagne Dies Charlemagne dies in Aachen, Francia (present-day Germany), at the age of 66 after several years of ill health. The first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne was originally the king of the Franks before he conquered much of Christian Europe. Today, he’s known as the “Father of Europe.

"I knew [Clotilda] was out there... It was like you could feel the souls of those people."Mark Thiessen/National GeographicNails, spikes, and bolts used to secure the beams and planking of the Clotilda that were recently uncovered by archaeologists. Decades after the importing of slaves from outside the U.S. had been outlawed, the transatlantic trade continued illegally right into the 1860s. It was then that a schooner ship known as Clotilda was the last ship to bring enslaved Africans to America’s shores.

While dinosaurs get all the attention, discover why prehistoric creatures like the terror bird and the Titanoboa are just as terrifying.For about 135 million years, dinosaurs were the undisputed rulers of the Earth. And they might still have been today if not for the cataclysmic comet that struck Earth some 65 million years ago. However, our planet has been around for a lot longer than the dinosaurs’ reign and, as it turns out, nature has been quite adept at producing nightmare-inducing monsters other than dinosaurs.

An inside look at the Seattle grunge music scene that gave the world Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam.In the mid-1980s, Seattle, Washington incubated a divergent rock scene unique to the area. Combining elements of punk and heavy metal with an introspective lyrical approach, the “Seattle sound” developed while the rest of America fawned over synthesizers and big hair. Later known as grunge, this budding scene sprouted bands like Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, invigorating a nationwide love affair with alternative rock.

While the Israel-Gaza conflict has existed for decades, recent tensions are at an all-time high as Israel continues to launch airstrikes.Dark times have befallen the people of the Gaza Strip, a Detroit-sized area of land that is at the center of some of the most devastating, heated Israeli-Palestinian clashes in the world. While the Israel-Gaza conflict is unfortunately not a new one, recent developments have sent tensions soaring even higher than before, as Israel continues to launch airstrikes into densely packed cities and neighborhoods filled predominantly with civilians.