In the mid-1800s, many people set their sights on a new life in the Oregon Territory. However, to get there, settlers had to brave the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail.
Photographs and paintings we see today of these wagons going across the country often show us a couple of things. One of those is a fully packed wagon.
Stanley "Tookie" Williams was the self-attested co-founder of the Crips: one of America's most notorious gangs. He was also nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
There's no question that the development of the polio vaccine has saved countless lives around the globe. While the disease was often fatal, some survived.
The crucifixion of Jesus at the hands of the Romans has been a source of inspiration, grief, and even confusion for millennia. Why did Pontius Pilate order it?
Jim Morrison of The Doors had a Mustang named "The Blue Lady," which disappeared without a trace. The mystery of what happened to the car remains even today.
America in the 19th century was a country, for good or ill, determined to expand its holdings across North America. For Montana, the year 1883 was pivotal.
The Bush political dynasty has been at the heart of American politics for generations. Here we trace the Bush family tree back to its not-so-humble beginnings.
Based on Brockovich's retelling of her experience fighting PG&E in Hinkley, California, it seems like there was no need to add drama, it was already all there.
The Bible has long been considered a source for insights into life, religious and otherwise, in the Middle East millennia ago. One aspect: Did they play?
While it's not comparable to a biblical plague of locusts, the use of insects in war can be equally devastating. This is the untold history of insect warfare.
The "Maine Penny" is an artifact discovered in 1957, and whose origins still remain a mystery. The penny may have been from either England or Scandinavia.
Anatoly Onoprienko, also known as "The Beast of Ukraine," was a serial killer who murdered entire families in the early 90s. Here's how many victims he had.
They say the best way to keep a secret is to not tell anybody. It's no secret that the government's bullion depository at Fort Knox is full of gold. Or is it?
Jim Templeton doesn't know who it is in the photo he took of his daughter in 1964, but some believe the mysterious photobomber was a spaceman visiting earth.