Slavery has a long history in America, and its hard for teachers to cover everything. These are the New York slave rebellions you never learned about in school.
The Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House is where the U.S. president gets work done. But, the history of this egg-shaped room may be surprising.
"May the fourth be with you" is a common saying when May 4 comes around on the calendar. However, the origins of this phrase are rooted in a political victory.
The Titanic was built to be the most sophisticated piece of nautical engineering of its time. What do we know about the iceberg that sent it to the bottom?
The Sphinx is one of Egypt's most famous historical monuments, and legend goes that its nose was blown off by Napoleon Bonaparte. Here's whether that's true.
How often is it that an urban legend proves to be true? That's just what happened in Puebla, Mexico, when a series of tunnels were discovered under the city.
World War II decimated much of Europe, and remnants of the war are still found today. Here's how a school project led to a startling World War II discovery.
The 20th Century Limited train, which debuted in 1902, became one of the most recognizable trains of the era. It also suffered a tragic derailment in 1905.
Baseball might be considered the great American pastime, and Super Bowl Sunday certainly has its fans. But don't discount the passion of hockey enthusiasts.
Besides the obvious perks and challenges of the American presidency, those who hold the office find themselves surrounded by items of historical importance.
Much of what you think you know about history is based on misunderstandings, incomplete records, wishful thinking, or outright lies made up out of whole cloth.
Everyone is familiar with the Oval Office in the White House, where the President of the United States works, but who was the first president to use it?
Lives hang in the balance. An unforeseen accident has created an emergency situation during a mission to the moon. And a movie might have provided the solution.
HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh rarely made any appearances in the last years of his life. Here's what Prince Philip's final year alive was really like.
King George III and Queen Charlotte had 15 children. So what happened to all those kids? Some died young, some became kings, and all had very interesting lives.