Serial killer Arthur Shawcross, better known as the Genesee River Killer, tormented upstate New York for decades. Could those murders have been prevented?
1993's Storm of the Century cut a trail of destruction from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada, creating everything from deadly floods and blizzards to tornados.
It's clear that Israel as we know it wouldn't exist without the wit and leadership of Golda Meir - but how much do you know about the iconic leader, really?
For the British Royal Family, it's all about the dogs. Other animals have entered castle grounds, but it's canines that are the essential royal companions.
International trends, federal laws, local ordinances, and prejudices all steered response to the depression, and its aftermath is still in effect right now.
While mass killings based on religious, social, or ethnic basis have happened throughout history, there wasn't actually a word for 'genocide; until 1944.
The Dead Sea scrolls were discovered over 70 years ago in the Qumran Caves in a series of events that sound like they're straight out of an Indiana Jones movie.
We now have the tools to bring to life some of the most lucid, unbelievable products of human imagination and craft: the mind-blowing artistry of 3D tattoos.
The two gunslingers found much to relate to in one another when they crossed paths in 1871 and were thrust into a face-off, albeit one that never turned deadly.
the Renaissance is known as the period when Europe emerged from the Middle Ages and rediscovered science, art, and literature. But not all was enlightenment.
A tin pot of skin cream from about 2,000 years ago was found in what was once the London province of Britannia, in the small riverside town of Londinesi.
Fears of a nuclear apocalypse and of falling behind led governments to some weird ideas during the Cold War. Here are some messed up things that happened.
The infamous Hells Angels biker gang has been given a lot of bad labels over the years. But as a membership organization, they have strict rules to follow.
Executed in 1930, Carl Panzram is one of the most prolific criminals to have walked the Earth, having served time in prison for murder, theft, rape, and arson.
Out of all the pioneering African American athletes who made a name for themselves, track and field star Jesse Owens is arguably among the most iconic.