The Tragic History Of Jerusalem Explained
Jerusalem is one of the holiest cities in the world and it has been a site of terrible violence and great tragedy in its millennia-long history.
Read MoreJerusalem is one of the holiest cities in the world and it has been a site of terrible violence and great tragedy in its millennia-long history.
Read MoreThe Bee Gees are musical legends who made their mark in the 1970s, becoming prime artists of the disco era. This is the tragic real-life story of the Bee Gees.
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Read MoreBuckingham Palace has a history going back several hundred years. Being the official residence of English monarchs for nearly 200 years means a lot of weird history has unfolded at the palace. here's a list of the most bizarre things to ever happen at the royal palace.
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Read MoreElizabeth Hamilton was tied to the history of New York, had a role in the American Revolution, and spent decades securing her husband's legacy.
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Read MoreIn July 1947, something fell from the skies over Roswell, New Mexico. Here's why you don't see the Roswell incident in school history books.
Read MoreWhen you hear about an extraordinary event, it's worth noting if the event actually happened. There might be hard evidence or flimsy eyewitness testimony. Sometimes eyewitnesses are police officers, soldiers, and other authorities. Here are some stories of strange events documented by authorities.
Read MoreDisney movies aren't known for their historical accuracy. But there are rare times when Disney movies have been historically accurate.
Read MoreBehind Dan Aykroyd's amazing impersonations and sketches is the story of a musician and writer with intense fascinations with UFOs, ghosts, and police.
Read MoreIn a list of the best US presidents in history, a few dark horses emerge as surprising choices. Perhaps the most surprising is James K. Polk, who served as president from 1845 to 1849. Here's why James Polk was the most underrated president.
Read MoreEven though Allen Pinkerton formed the legendary Pinkerton's Detective Agency in 1850, unsolved robberies and murders remained a problem in the American West.
Read MoreIn his lifetime, Ishi, the last member of the Yahi tribe, watched his people be wiped off the Earth. This is the last member of the Yahi's tragic life story.
Read MoreOn November 22, 1963, John and Jackie Kennedy visited Dallas where Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed Kennedy. Jackie became the world's most famous widow. While she was praised for her strength in public, in private she was devastated. Here's what Jackie Kennedy did the year following JFK's death.
Read MoreHow much do you really know about our Founding Fathers? We're taught a lot in school, and it's often stories like George Washington chopping down the cherry tree. And that's not the only tall tale we've been told. Here are some false things you believe about America's Founding Fathers.
Read MoreAs an American folk hero, Molly Brown has become larger than life. But she was a fascinating woman. This is the untold truth of The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Read MoreWoodstock was a seminal moment of 1969, but it was not heaven on earth. Here are false things believed about Woodstock.
Read Moret's estimated that somewhere around 5.9 million people visit the Grand Canyon each year, and, sometimes, bad things happen. Occasionally, people just disappear.
Read MoreWhitesnake is 1987 all the way, and the band's megahit "Here I Go Again" is perhaps the catchiest hard rock song of all time. Whitesnake has a complex history that stretches over four decades. Here are a few things you probably don't know about the band.
Read MoreThe Bee Gees are one of the most extraordinarily successful musical acts of all time. Here's everything you actually know about the Bee Gees that isn't true.
Read MoreThe 19th-century photographer Mathew Brady, who went from taking portraits of the rich and famous to taking death portraits on Civil War battlefields, is known for depicting the cost of war. The truth of Civil War photographer Mathew Brady is he funded the photojournalism himself and went into debt.
Read MoreCorey Haim battled addiction and the aftermath of child stardom for the better part of his life, one which was tragically cut short in 2010.
Read MoreIn 1993, three 8-year-old boys disappeared from the streets of West Memphis, Ark. The following day, three more bodies were found.
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