Amelia Earhart was a true pioneer. Her first flight across the Atlantic took almost 15 hours, but she didn't use coffee to stay awake. Here's how she did it.
The Olympic Torch Relay is inspired by the ancient Greek tradition of celebrating a sacred flame. Fire was brought to Earth from the divine home of the gods.
Elements of ancient architecture and art do stand out and beg for explanation. Such is the case with the "handbags" seen on stone reliefs across the globe.
Edward "Eddie" Patrick Francis Eagan holds a unique honor in Olympic history. He's the only person to win gold medals in both the Winter and Summer games.
Cassette tapes helped change the music industry by allowing consumers to record their mixtapes without using the bulky recorders we often see in TV shows.
A ring for each continent represented in the Olympics? Sure, makes sense. But wait, why are there only five? And what do these colors mean? Here's the scoop:
For as studied as Jane Austen has been in the years since her early death, one thing no one can seem to agree on, is what killed her at the age of just 41.
You can't simply walk into a US military base. So when it comes to US military facilities, there are still some pretty mysterious ones out there, even today.
The Aztec Sun Stone was lost to history for centuries after a Spanish bishop ordered it be buried. It was found again in 1790. Here's where it is today.
Beulah George Georgia Tann was purportedly a child trafficker years before we started calling them that, tearing families apart all for her own profit.
Of all the romantic notions of piracy that stick in the canon of popular culture today, one of the favorites seems to be the idea of a buried treasure.
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales died from childbirth complications, which produced multiple tragedies and set into motion pivotal changes in history.
The Palace of Versailles, which began life as a small hunting lodge, has exchanged purpose and ownership countless times in the course of its 360-year history.
In the 1700s, the people of Corsica mounted an independence struggle against European powers in defense of their constitution, the oldest in the modern world.
As a young KGB agent, near the tail end of the Cold War, Putin ended up assigned to a post in East Germany. This is the truth about Vladimir Putin's KGB career.
A closer look at the the Pilgrims' situation in Plymouth and their relationship with the Native tribes reveals a much darker side to the modern American holiday
In 1985, a crane fell on Brigitte Gerney, crushing her legs. But she managed to recover and walk again, all the while keeping a positive attitude toward life.