What It Was Like Serving On A Ted Bundy Jury
Here's what it was it like to serve on a jury for the trial of one of America's most notorious serial killers - Ted Bundy - and to convict him for his crimes.
Read MoreHere's what it was it like to serve on a jury for the trial of one of America's most notorious serial killers - Ted Bundy - and to convict him for his crimes.
Read MoreOne facet of the battle comes across as almost anachronistic in hindsight: steam power, which saw its first recorded military use in the Battle of New Orleans.
Read MoreThe Mexican-American War was not at all a fair fight. Here are some messed up things that happened during the Mexican-American War.
Read MoreSpecial agent in charge Eliot Ness set his sights on notorious mobster Al Capone and his Chicago gang, but he and his hand-picked team missed their mark.
Read MoreIt's been 40 years since London's Brixton Riots, a major event in Britain's Black history, which changed a discriminatory Met Police practice for good.
Read MoreSomething sinister was going on in the Chicago hotel of Dr. H.H. Holmes, not more than three miles from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition grounds.
Read MoreIn other parts of the world, you'll find significant differences when it comes to how family and friends are laid to rest than just burial or cremation.
Read MoreJune 6, 1944—better known as "D-Day"—was the largest amphibious military operation in history. Here's the messed-up truth about D-Day.
Read MoreFather's Day is the natural follow-up to Mother's Day. So it's kind of weird to think that Father's Day actually has a controversial history, but it does.
Read MoreOnce described as a place "of the Dark ages," Wyoming State Penitentiary was improved in 1911, providing reform programs and the formation of a baseball team.
Read MoreIn business, there are at least two interesting examples of people whose names somehow connected them to the company they were affiliated with.
Read MoreIn the late 19th century, while Jack the Ripper was terrorizing London, the Mexican Ripper was on an almost identical killing spree over 5,000 miles away.
Read MoreThe Crusades were more than just a holy war: They had a strange side. Here are some bizarre facts about the Crusades.
Read MoreOn the night of November 14, 1948, Prince Charles was born to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. It was not an easy birth for the future queen, though.
Read MoreEven the humblest of popes can expect to have a relatively elaborate, highly ritualized funeral. Here's what happened to the bodies of these popes,
Read MoreRobert Hanssen, a church-going family man and FBI agent for 25 years, was actually working as a Soviet spy for well over 20 years. Here's his crazy story.
Read MorePrince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, welcomed their second child. What is the historical context of her name?
Read MoreMad monarchs, military megalomaniacs, dictators: Some might have been bad at their job, but others will be remembered as among the most ruthless people ever.
Read MoreWhile he played well in all the sports, Jackie Robinson might have had an equally successful track career if the opportunity had turned out differently.
Read MoreAs it turns out, the UK is full of stone monuments, equally strange and ancient as Stonehenge. One of these arrangements is known as the Callanish Stones.
Read MoreLeeches were highly sought-after, and when traditional suppliers failed to meet demand, enterprising individuals began harvesting the critters for medicine.
Read MoreIn the 1960s and '70s, Sister Corita Kent used pop art as a medium for expressing her support of social and racial justice issues.
Read MoreIt was incredibly difficult to escape the Tower of London, but some people did succeed. These are the craziest ways prisoners escaped the Tower of London.
Read MoreOne game played by pre-Columbian natives not only survived, but is still played to this day, although it underwent some revisions to reach its modern form.
Read MoreFrontiersman Kit Carson became the stuff of legend for his exploits in the American west. Here was the role he played in the Mexican-American War.
Read MoreIn the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, the inhabitants believe the late Prince Philip is a "descendant of a powerful spirit that lives on their mountains."
Read MoreThe War of 1812 pitted the United States against Great Britain, marking the first military conflict between the two nations since the Revolutionary War.
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