England's notorious King Henry VIII is known for a lot of things. He ruled the country from 1509 to 1547, and in those 36 years, he changed England forever.
The Canary Islands have been a vacation mainstay for decades, but on one tragic day in the 1970s it was the site of the deadliest aircraft accident in history.
Christian symbols are easily recognizable, but their purposes are often not. Here are the meanings of major Christian symbols as well as some lesser-known ones.
The February 21, 1965, death of Black revolutionary and civil rights leader Malcolm X was a devastating blow to the movement for racial equality in the U.S.
The creation of the Silk Road trade network led to the distribution of goods and knowledge. But most importantly, it brought different cultures together.
We all know the story of Noah's ark: how he gathered animals two by two then saved humanity and all species of creatures by building an Ark at God's request.
On July 18, 2018, 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts went on a jog in her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. She never returned home. Weeks later, her body was found.
Nicolaus Copernicus was a "Renaissance man" in the truest sense of the word. He also entered a life of religion as a canon and as such, took a vow of celibacy.
Smokey Bear is one of the most recognizable mascots, whose forest fire prevention campaign is wildly successful. But there's still much people don't know.
Humankind could be accused of being a little complacent in the face of nature. In the end, we're just another of the approximately 8.7 million species.
The heinous rape, murder, and dismemberment of an 11-year-old girl in Pocatello, Idaho, is as atrocious today as it was when it happened almost 30 years ago.
Execution has been used as a form of punishment as far back as the 18th century B.C. when the first known use of capital punishment was formally outlined.
Guy Georges is a serial killer dubbed "The Beast of Bastille" for his attacks on women that mostly occurred in the neighborhood of Paris' Bastille prison.
And while the dystopian novel and series based on it are works of fiction, by some interpretations there may be a kernel of truth to the narrative's concept.
Despite being known as a boxer, Muhammad Ali also dabbled in wrestling and was a fan. In fact, he often named wrestler Gorgeous George as one of his influences.
The Taliban lost control of Afghanistan when the U.S. invaded but quickly regained power in 2021 upon the U.S. exit. This is the untold truth of the Taliban.
Bowling is now just a moderately fun pastime, but it didn't start out as a leisure activity. Here's the truth about bowling's origins as a religious practice.
As of August 2021, over 5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given out worldwide. Most of these doses have been administered in Western countries.