Imagine trying to ban popcorn at the movies. Hot dogs at the ballpark. Worse? Trying to get an entire country to dump its culinary foundation: Italy, and pasta.
The threat of nuclear war was the catalyst for the building of vast underground bunkers, including the eerie abandoned underground Soviet city under Tbilisi.
Being president of the United States is a unique position, with few people who have lived the role. Do those former presidents consult, or even get along?
William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was elected in 1840 along with vice-presidential candidate John Tyler. Here's what he did.
Thumbscrew torture was used throughout the centuries to elicit confessions from the accused. It wouldn't kill you, but it's actually worse than it sounds.
Some argue that time is just an artificial construct. Others say it's the fourth dimension. The question becomes, how do we measure its passage -- accurately?
The successful Apollo 11 moon mission would not have been possible without the help of a 10-year-old boy, who. helped the astronauts return safely to Earth.
Who doesn't love a good archaeology story? The thrill of discovery, piecing together our past, perhaps shedding insight into our present. Or, making stuff up.
In the time of the plague and the rise of organized religion, rural life was the norm, city life was growing, and everyday life looked a lot different.
Some thought of him as "Miniature Christ." Others preferred "Mad Monk." More than 100 years after his death, information continues to emerge about Rasputin.
Adolf Hitler's obsession with the occult went to the extreme. It also launched a secret government search for Visigoth King Alaric's rumored buried treasure.
We're probably past the days when a candidate talks about being born in a log cabin. That doesn't mean chief executives didn't have challenges growing up.
Genocides, coordinated acts of violence to wipe out a group, have occurred across the world. Ordered by death toll, here are the worst genocides in history.
One of the biggest scandals of JFK's presidency, the Bay of Pigs invasion was a total disaster. These are the chilling details from the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Underwear styles have come and gone over time. One pervading style, the briefs, is here to stay, and here's how a French postcard led to their invention.