The three-man crew of Apollo 1 called out for help after a fire started during a launch simulation. These were the chilling final words of the astronauts.
You might be familiar with the broad strokes of the grisly events at Jonestown, but there are disturbing details that are often left out of the narrative.
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In 2003, as it reentered the Earth's atmosphere, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated. But did the crew die instantly? You might be surprised at the answer.
In May of 2024 protests at New York's Columbia University in support of Palestine led to hundreds of arrests. Here's the timeline of the demonstrations.
January 28, 1986 still lives on in the minds of many people. The Space Shuttle Challenger explosion was a tragic event that shook NASA -- and the world.
The Apple TV+ series "Franklin" is being praised by historians for its accuracy, but the show's creators have still taken a few liberties with history.
When the Challenger exploded in 1986 carrying seven people, the nation collectively mourned. Here's why NASA was never the same after the Challenger disaster.
Despite being the only son of one of the most famous couple in the world, Barron Trump remains an enigma. But his life has certainly been less than easy.
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In 1995, millions of people across America and the globe were transfixed by the biggest court case of the decade: O.J. Simpson's murder trial, and it was wild.
The first fatal disaster of the space race was horrific as it was tragic, with three trapped astronauts burned alive. But even this might not be the worst part.
Jimmy Carter is the longest-lived president in U.S. history. From family deaths to a grueling national crisis, here are some of the tragedies he experienced.
In the early '70s, barely before the Cold War began to thaw, the U.S. launched an audacious, top-secret plan to recover a sunken Soviet submarine in deep water.
From his radio pulpit, Alex Jones has spouted and endorsed almost every conspiracy theory out there. But the man himself has plenty of deep, unsettling flaws.
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The Apollo 1 exploded during a rehearsal test and killed Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee. Here's what happened to their bodies.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln left the people of the U.S. reeling. As respectively as he is remembered today, his funeral was an event like no other.
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