In the early '70s, a team of advertisers combined kids' skill at remembering lyrics with the need to teach complex ideas. And so, "Schoolhouse Rock!" was born.
During World War II, the U.S. government created the direct predecessor of the CIA. Women played a huge role in espionage but working in that role wasn't easy.
Martin Scorsese brought David Grann's book "Killers of the Flower Moon" to life in 2023. But how close to the reality did the film stay, and what was left out?
The Bible says a lot of things, including a passage in which Jesus tells his disciples to hate their families. What did he really mean in those teachings?
The origins of the militant group Hezbollah go back to the 15-year Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990. Here's the full story on this terrorist organization.
Islamophobia often causes people to act out violently toward Muslims, but the word for fear or hatred of practitioners of Islam has been around for a century.
In the 1990s, the breakup of Yugoslavia led to the Bosnian War, which was marked by some of the most devastating violence Europe had seen since World War II.
One of the most famous U.S. presidents, FDR, had six children, many of whom made names for themselves. Here's how they fared in politics, industry, and beyond.
Remember Keyboard Cat? One of the many contributors to the explosion of cat memes? Well, the story behind the famous feline is a somewhat complicated one.
LA's Skid Row and its unhoused population need no introduction. But you might not realize that the name wasn't always the same - and its origins are surprising.
Being the child of a U.S. president is a tall order - especially if your father was Theodore Roosevelt. Here's what became of Roosevelt's six children.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was both a lauded and reviled president, whose New Deal and World War II polices were both successful and mired in controversy.
In August 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez infamously murdered their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion on North Elm Drive. Here's what happened to it.
Secret tunnels under London speak to a bygone past during major conflicts like World War II and the Cold War, espionage, and transatlantic communication.
Unlike his brother Ernest and William Hale, Byron "Bryan" Burkhart never went to jail for his role in the Osage tribe murders. Here's what happened to him.
Since the 19th century, the land that both Israelis and Palestinians call home has been disputed and fought over. Here's the long how and why behind it all.