Texas became its own republic after it was acquired during the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. It's fight for independence was full of politics and battles.
The rock album has long been the standard by which bands are judged. But things don't always go according to plan. Here are albums that nearly ended rock bands.
The notorious Chicago sausage vat murder briefly turned the meat-loving city of Chicago against sausage — this is the story of the trial of Adolph Luetgert.
Some presidents were doing the job while facing secret struggles and confronting their mortality. Here's the US presidents who suffered the most tragic deaths.
The Mount Erebus disaster was (and still is) New Zealand's worst peacetime disaster, killing 257 people. Here's the tragic story of the Mount Erebus disaster.
Period films are made to be entertaining but historically inaccurate movies can give misconceptions of history. Here are films that got Victorian history wrong.
If you missed the chance to see some of your favorite musical icons perform live, visiting the place where they're buried is a good way to pay your respects.
The story behind the creation of our 35th state is a lot more complex than you might think. Here's the real reason West Virginia broke away from Virginia.
No one knows what exactly happened to Thalia Massie in September 1932. But Joe Kahahawai lost his life. This is the tragic true story of Hawaii's Massie murder.
Since forming Run the Jewels, the rappers have successfully connected with their fans, weaving political and societal themes into their music with ease.
One food that was as common to the Romans as wine and olive oil is something that most people would not think of today -- a fermented fish sauce called garum.
The death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was a defining moment for the grunge movement and the '90s in general. Here's what it was like the day he died.
The Velvet Underground's legacy transcended the period at which they were together. In less than a decade, the band reinvented what rock music could sound like.
From 1985 to 2007, convicted serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr. performed a series of truly heinous crimes, with an apparent gap of dormancy from 1988 to 2002.