The 1941 Attack On Pearl Harbor Army Signal Corps/U.S. National Archives/Wikimedia CommonsU.S. Navy sailors rescue a survivor alongside the sunken USS West Virginia battleship. World War II had ravaged Europe for two years before the United States entered the conflict. It was only after the Axis power of Japan bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, that President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan.

In 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler made history when she earned her M.D. But her inspiring story was largely forgotten for over a century.Public DomainThis depiction of Rebecca Lee Crumpler was reportedly created during Sun Oil Company’s involvement in the Charles Drew Award in the 1980s. But some doubt this is Crumpler’s “real” face, since no photos of her exist. In 1860, more than 54,000 physicians lived in the United States. Only 300 of them were women.

The South African government wants to auction off a white lion named Mufasa because they deem him worthless to everyone but trophy hunters.Wikimedia CommonsA rare white lion. A rare white lion is set to be auctioned off in South Africa to trophy hunters, despite a massive campaign to have it moved to a sanctuary to save it from getting killed. The big cat named Mufasa is reportedly not worth anything to breeders because it is sterile after having a vasectomy, rendering him unable to procreate.

Archaeologists also found the remains of three people inside the bakery — likely workers who weren't able to escape when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E.Archaeological Park of PompeiiThe “prison bakery” in Pompeii is just one of the latest archaeological discoveries in the doomed town. There have been some astounding discoveries in Pompeii in recent years, including a ceremonial chariot, the ancient Roman version of a “fast food stand,” and erotic frescoes.

The sprawling site in Yavne, Israel, once produced half a million gallons of wine a year and exported it around the ancient world. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty ImagesThe wine factory in Yavne was the world’s “largest” at the time. Raise a glass — the largest known Byzantine-era wine factory has been unearthed in Israel. The sprawling site in Yavne — 15 miles south of Tel Aviv — extends 75,000 square feet and includes five wine presses, as well as warehouses.