Giuseppe "Joe" Masseria was the preeminent Mafia boss of Prohibition-era New York before his own lieutenant betrayed him and ordered his murder in April 1931.While today we think of “Mafia” as a byword for organized crime, in the early days, the Mafia wasn’t all that organized. At the beginning of the 20th century, there was little structure to the Mafia. Instead, minor gangs waged brutal wars against each other for dominance over their rackets.

For nearly a century, Dorothy Height fought tirelessly for the rights of Black Americans and women of all races — even though she rarely received credit.Before she became a historical icon, Dr. Dorothy Height faced discrimination, racism, and sexism in her journey to becoming an advocate for the health and wellness of Black women in America. Height served as the president of the National Council of Negro Women for more than 40 years and rubbed shoulders with the legendary pioneers of racial equality — but none, from Martin Luther King Jr.

When two brothers stumbled upon the 500-year-old Inuits in 1972, they thought they'd discovered a recent burial.Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesThis Thule Inuit infant is one of the Qilakitsoq mummies, a 500-year-old corpse so well-preserved that its hair, skin, and nails are all intact. In 1972, eight Qilakitsoq mummies were discovered in two tombs within a rocky crevasse in Greenland. This was, of course, not the first time researchers came across ancient mummies, but these were some of the best-preserved specimens ever found in Greenland.

After the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted on November 13, 1985, 13-year-old Omayra Sánchez became trapped in debris. Three days later, French photographer Frank Fournier captured her final moments.In November 1985, the small town of Armero, Colombia was inundated by a massive mudslide brought on by the eruption of a nearby volcano. Thirteen-year-old Omayra Sánchez was buried in a giant vat of debris and neck-deep water. Rescue efforts were futile and, after three days trapped up to her waist in mud, the Colombian teenager died.

The Dendra armor, used by ancient Mycenaeans, proved to be incredibly effective in combat, despite being cumbersome to wear for long periods.Andreas Flouris and Marija Marković/PLOS ONEA replica suit of armor resembling one found near the ancient site of Mycenae, Greece. Would ancient armor really have protected its wearers? That’s the question a team of researchers set out to answer recently by recreating a Greek suit of armor from the Bronze Age — and their answer was “yes.