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WHERE IS ST. PETER?

In today’s History newsletter, we search for Apostle Peter’s remains; hail unsung women warriors on Veterans Day ... and sniff out why dogs and their owners look so much alike.

Beneath Michelangelo’s great dome, the high altar of the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome is covered by a baldachin, a bronze canopy. The altar is built over an underground monument identified as the tomb of the apostle.

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Why is the Roman Catholic church centered in the Vatican? Because, legend holds, the Apostle Peter was crucified there. Above his reported burial ground rose the papal basilica named after him, on St. Peter Square. But was he buried there?

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Hope, an Afghan hound, sports the same wild hair as her owner, Henry. British photographer Gerrard Gethings captured the duo as part of a photography series on canines that resemble their owners.

PHOTOGRAPH BY GERRARD GETHINGS

Here’s why dogs and their owners look alike

8 things people get wrong about ancient Rome

Do you smoke weed recreationally? Here’s what scientists want you to know.

Workouts don’t have to be so hard. Here’s how low-intensity training transforms your body.

This dog-size lizard is invading the U.S. South

Why aren’t redheads extinct?

The truth about zits and the ‘triangle of death’ on your face

Inside Cleopatra’s decadent love affair

The best winter coats for women

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

American women operating a telephone exchange at the Elysees Palace Hotel, Paris. The Women's Telephone Unit of the Signal Corp was the first time the U.S. deployed women to combat zones.

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These American women helped win World War I—yet their efforts were not recognized for a half century. Who were they?

A. WAVES
B. WACS
C. Hello Girls
D. The Club Mobile Corps

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Today’s Soundtrack: Paris 1919, John Cale

Thanks for reading today’s newsletter, and--if you missed it—here is yesterday’s Photo of the Week. Don’t miss our adventures in the future; sign up here. David Beard edited and curated this issue; Amanda Williams-Bryant produced it.

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