The Adamites were a sect of 15th century Hussites who were convinced that God wanted them to strip off their clothes. If you're wondering why, read on.
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the hope that it would end its bitter battle against Japan during World War II.
The woman who saved Anne Frank's diary was also the woman who tried to save Anne Frank herself, along with the others hiding with her, from German persecution.
The Isle of Man is an island that lies between England and Ireland and that lost its final native speaker in 1974. This is the story of his life and language.
Despite all of their preparation and training, athletes at the Olympics are not immune from life-threatening, even deadly health problems as they compete.
The Olympic Games are a global, feel-good get-together but South Africa that didn't compete for over two decades for a very, very good reason. Here's why:
Now known as the premier event in cycling, the Tour de France has surprisingly modest roots: It started as a marketing stunt for a struggling newspaper.
Nations that celebrate the independence days of other countries are in the vast minority. Why does Denmark get down with American independence every year?
If you studied history in an American classroom, you're likely familiar with the Battle of Yorktown. You might not know the story of the horses, though.
The American Civil War began in 1861, and by June 1863, the war had moved to Pennsylvania where the Union Army and the Confederates clashed at Gettysburg.
Amazon's facial recognition was launched with the promise to dramatically increase developers' use of machine learning in the analysis of digital images.
Sexuality is even more varied than the colors of the rainbow, and there are some brilliantly beautiful flags to show it. Here's what those symbols really mean.
Unless you're at a particularly interesting costume party, it's unlikely you'd see Spider-Man and the pope anywhere near one another, but it happened this year.
Nancy Astor wasn't your typical political heroine. Colorful, opinionated, but also racist and politically uninformed, here's the true story of Nancy Astor.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is just one of the Lost Cause groups, and one which has played a big part in keeping all of those old ideas alive.
Singer and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus of the band Blink-182 announced that he has cancer. The 49-year-old confirmed his diagnosis on his Twitter account.
Catching a serious disease isn't usually the path to political success and military glory but George Washington may have won the war thanks to a family trip.
Piracy has been a profession for as long as humanity has had maritime trade but Egyptian fishermen recently made the news when they decided to fight back.
When Frances Perkins saw the women of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory jumping from a burning building, she made it her mission to improve worker safety laws.