For whatever reason -- Colonel Prescott's troops were working the dark and mistook one hill for another, perhaps -- he fortified Breed's Hill, not Bunker Hill.
While both are used for housing a body for a viewing or burial, there is a difference between a coffin and a casket, and it all comes down to the shape.
In the 1950s, Palestinians living in the Hula Valley were displaced and the wetlands were drained. But it was a complete disaster and has since been reversed.
Fine-tuning the railroad system has been a true trial-and-error process, with lots of messy accidents along the way, including ones that everyone has forgotten.
William Goebel is the only governor to have ever been assassinated, and possibly served the shortest term a governor has ever served in the United States.
An huge amount of people were involved in World War II but we usually only hear about a few names. Here are some of the lesser known heroes of World War II.
In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate an unprecedented 70 years of ruling. Here's everything we know about Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee so far.
When billionaires are involved, the amounts of money changing hands in a divorce can be absolutely incredible. Here are the most expensive divorces in history.
A serial killer who appeared on The Dating Game shouldn't have been hard to find, yet Rodney Alcala evaded capture for years, possibly killing up to 140 women.
Think your siblings are embarrassing? They've probably got nothing on Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy — the man who brought us Billy Beer and a Libyan scandal.
Long before rising to the top of the art world, Pablo Picasso struggled personally and financially during his Blue Period — a battle reflected in his art.