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    • Today in History: August 24, Mount Vesuvius erupts

      Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 10 months ago

      On Aug. 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. In 1814, during the War of 1812 ...

    • John Lennon's killer denied parole again, for 12th time

      Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 years ago

      The man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980 has been denied parole for a 12th time, New York corrections officials said Monday. Mark David Chapman ...