There are some ground-breaking stories that popped up recently with new information in the search for Cleopatra as well as JFK secret service agent news.

🤖 Additionally, we finally broke down and asked AI to give us a popular topic on World War II…and it did a great job.

🤯 Top Stories in History

• New tunnel found in the search for Cleopatra. Archaeologists recently discovered an underground tunnel, which may lead to the long-lost tomb of the Greek Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, beneath Egypt’s ancient Taposiris Magna Temple.

• Ex-Secret Service Agent’s Account of JFK’s Assassination Could Cast Doubt on ‘Lone Gunman’ Theory. The agent, Abraham Bolden, claims that there were multiple gunmen involved in the shooting and that the Secret Service was aware of this but did not act on it.

Other links of interest:

• Henrietta Lacks statue dedicated in Roanoke City 

  • see our video on her: The Immortal Legacy of Henrietta Lacks

• CNN video link to JFK story

🗞️ History in Depth

I couldn’t resist asking AI to give me some “history in-depth” about World War II and it gave me a great Top 10 list.

According to AI, the top 10 most important battles of World War II are:

1. Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)

2. Battle of Britain (1940)

3. Battle of Barbarossa (1941)

4. Battle of Midway (1942)

5. Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)

6. Battle of El Alamein (1942)

7. Battle of Kursk (1943)

8. D-Day landings (1944)

9. Battle of the Bulge (1944-1945)

10. Battle of Berlin (1945)

These battles were all turning points in the war, and they played a decisive role in the Allied victory.

• The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest military campaign of the war, and it was essential for the Allies to keep their supply lines open.

• The Battle of Britain was a major German defeat, and it prevented Germany from invading Britain.

• The Battle of Barbarossa was the largest invasion in history, but the Soviets were able to stop the German advance and ultimately defeat the Germans.

• The Battle of Midway was a decisive American victory that turned the tide of the war in the Pacific.

• The Battle of Stalingrad was the turning point of the war in Europe, and it resulted in the destruction of the German Sixth Army.

• The Battle of El Alamein was a major Allied victory that drove the Germans out of North Africa.

• The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history, and it resulted in a decisive Soviet victory.

• The D-Day landings were the largest amphibious invasion in history, and they marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe.

• The Battle of the Bulge was a last-ditch German offensive that was ultimately defeated by the Allies.

• The Battle of Berlin was the final battle of the war in Europe, and it resulted in the defeat of Germany.

These battles were all fought on different fronts and at different times, but they were all important in their own way.

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