Statements made by cults seem so creepy that it can be hard to imagine how anyone could believe them. These are the creepiest things cults said in public.
While Puritan society did enforce strict social mores, many of the negative stereotypes aren't warranted. These are things you get wrong about the Puritans.
Those who celebrate Christmas are surely familiar with the concept of the secret Santa. Here's a look at the fascinating history of the secret Santa tradition.
Blue and white have come to represent Hanukkah, which lasts eight days and nights sometime between late November to mid-December, depending on the year.
Here are all the notable names from around the world who captured headlines and inspired many remembrances and tributes - upon their deaths in November 2021.
Those born under the zodiac sign of Cancer are said to share personality traits. Do those traits -- especially the negative -- transfer into deadly behavior?
If you asked nearly anybody about Christmas colors, they'd undoubtedly say "green and red." But how did those two colors become so synonymous with the holiday?
On April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp returned to her family's Keddie, CA. cabin and found the dead bodies of her mother, brother John, and Dana Wingate on the floor.
The Orion constellation is one of the most recognizable star groupings in the night sky. Here is the mythology behind the Orion constellation, explained.
The United States of America was not even a century old when an assassin struck, murdering the chief executive at the beginning of his second term of office.
Christmas is a time of symbolism -- trees, lights, Santa, even specific food choices. There are also those wearing certifiably ugly Christmas sweaters. Why?
While there was plenty of merrymaking to be had, not all aspects of Christmas in the 1920s were quite so festive. This is how Christmas looked 100 years ago.
Known all across the world as Martin Luther King Jr., that lone Baptist minister waged a silent protest against racism. But what happened after he died?
During World War II, food rationing was implemented, and it had a drastic impact on citizens' lives. Here's what people ate while rationing during WW2.
One of the key events in all of the Christian Bible's New Testament is the death of Jesus Christ. So, what really happened after Jesus died? Let's take a look.
As far as power couples go, the 19th century would've been a drastically different time in the United States had it not been for Lucy and Albert Parsons.
Barbados replaced Queen Elizabeth II as its ceremonial head of state in favor of the country becoming a republic. So how did it become a British Commonwealth?
When we think about climate change, we think of the future; we don't think of it posing a danger to our collective past. The Smithsonian is rethinking that.