What It Was Like The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Died
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, shocked and saddened the nation. On that day, as a nation mourned, speeches mingled with riots.
Read MoreThe assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, shocked and saddened the nation. On that day, as a nation mourned, speeches mingled with riots.
Read MoreIn the 1800s, the Oregon Trail was used by thousands of settlers to seek a brighter life in the West. The complex history behind the journey might surprise you.
Read MoreOver 70 people died in the infamous 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. Here's the tragic fate of the many bodies recovered afterward.
Read MoreDan Rather reported on the biggest stories in America for decades, until a botched investigation of George W. Bush led to him being fired from CBS News.
Read MoreThere is a lot of mystery around the Secret Service, but as cool and stealth as they seem in their aviators, there are also weird rules agents have to follow.
Read MoreIn 1918, the Hammond Circus Train Wreck became one of the deadliest train accidents in United States history. Here are all the grim details.
Read MoreApple+ series "Franklin" highlights Benjamin Franklin's years in France in the late 18th century. But their telling left out some of the true story.
Read MoreNASA is responsible for some of the most monumental achievements in human history, but they are not strangers to scandals. Here are some of the biggest.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreYou 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.
Read MoreEven in modern times, people have looked to the supernatural for answers. Dabbling in the occult knows no social restrictions, as these first ladies show.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreJanuary 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWhen the Challenger exploded in 1986 carrying seven people, the nation collectively mourned. Here's why NASA was never the same after the Challenger disaster.
Read MoreDespite 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.
Read MoreThe Space Shuttle Columbia's seven-person crew died on February 1, 2003, when the orbiter disintegrated upon reentering the Earth's atmosphere.
Read MoreSeven astronauts lost their lives on the Space Shuttle Challenger shortly after it launched in 1986. These were the chilling final words of the crew.
Read MoreOn April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Here's what happened to his body.
Read MoreIn 1995, football star O.J. Simpson was pronounced innocent of murder. Since then, and until his death in 2024, his life was never far from controversy.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreJimmy 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreFrom 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.
Read MoreThere were plenty of ways to die on the Oregon Trail, and none of them were great. But some of them were perhaps a little worse than others.
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