Want to learn more about the wildest and wackiest place names that the 50 states have to offer? Here are the stories behind America's strangest place names.
The largest peaceful protest ever led to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union. This is the history of the Baltic Way they didn't teach you in school.
Nicholas Winton was an ordinary stockbroker in London in the late 1930s. To the 669 children he saved from the Holocaust, he was nothing short of extraordinary.
Contributors to the dispossession of land owned by Black people in the U.S. include heirs property laws, racist farm loan lending practices, and redlining.
One monarch didn't follow the rules and lost almost everything. Here's what the British Royal family really thought about the abdication of King Edward VIII.
Throughout the history of music, artists come and go, and the rap genre is no different. Here's the real reason you don't hear from these rappers anymore.
Many FBI missing persons cases involve people under the age of 21. Here are just a few of those victims and the little that's known of their disappearances.
Every so often, a discovery changes everything about the way we look at or think of our ancestors. Here are recent archaeological finds that changed history.
The Monumental Earthworks at Poverty Point have yet to become household names like the Pyramids of Giza or the Sphinx. What was Poverty Point? We explain.
The '70s would end up producing some of rock's most important bands, cutting their teeth from pioneers like The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin.
For most of us, gone are the days of remembering to wind our watches every morning, or the alarm clock. Jeff Bezos' clock puts all that to shame anyway.
Navy SEALs are elite soldiers on call for the military's toughest special ops missions. And their training is no joke. Here is the untold truth of Hell Week.
In fiction, the gaps in man's knowledge of space have been filled by creativity and speculation. These are some things about space that movies get wrong.
Considering the numerous iterations of bread, it's unlikely that bread will ever disappear from the human menu. This is the long history of bread explained.
Truth is stranger than fiction. So, come along for the ride as we explore the most remarkable stories of World War II yet to receive silver screen treatment.
Roman generals were exalted members of the republic. What better way to celebrate their victories than with a massive party and parade called a triumph.
A number of injuries and tragedies have impacted and altered baseball forever, leading to rule changes and new equipment. Here are tragedies that changed MLB.