The history between the US and Native Americans doesn't make the US look like the shining hero it pretends to be. This is the messed up story of Wounded Knee.
When famous bands reunite, it can be wonderful or horrible. These are the stories of the band reunions that were a terrible idea and never should have happened.
In the post-war economic boom of 1950s America, consumerism took center stage. While some items found in the average home are still the standard to this day, other fads were just plain bizarre. Let's dig in and find out about the things Americans in the 1950s couldn't live without.
The lesser-known political parties of the U.S. run the gamut from weird and wacky to disturbing and even scary. Here are some you probably haven't heard of.
It's hard to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the Black Panthers. The real history depends on who you ask, but there's room for praise and blame.
Many cultures have tales of women with fish tails, charming sailors with good looks or a magical singing voice. This is the legend of mermaids explained.
By the time Layne Staley passed away, the Alice in Chains singer was crippled by his drug addiction. This is what the final 12 months of his life were like.
In 1932, the US Public Health Service began conducting a study on the Black men of Macon County, Alabama. The men were never informed of the true nature or the risks of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.
MythBusters was hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, two former Hollywood special effects artists. Here are the most dangerous myths tested on MythBusters.
In order to turn a historical film into good entertainment, some liberties have to be taken. Here are some historical films historians can't stand to watch.
Jim Crow laws became a guiding principle in the South. What were they, and how bad was life living underneath them? This is the untold truth of Jim Crow.
Maya Angelou has become one the most influential and popular authors in American history, and she overcame more than her fair share of hardship to do so. This is the tragic real-life story of Maya Angelou.
The tragic true story of the Tulsa Race Massacre is a dark spot in American history, and thanks to decades of silence, you've probably never heard of it.
Frederick Douglass went from slave to self-taught intellectual and abolitionist hero to serving as a diplomat under multiple presidents. This is the crazy real-life story of Frederick Douglass.
NPR is usually seen as boring and nerdy, so it may be a surprise that even vanilla NPR is still frequently embroiled in scandal. Here are some of the biggest.
There are some really great, really crazy stories about American cowboys. Here are the craziest American cowboy stories you never heard in history class.