Andy Warhol wasn't always the wealthy, eccentric artistic icon who created work in the 1970s and '80s that can now rake in more than $100 million per painting.
Visions of young lovers murmuring "forever," gazing into each other's eyes, foreheads together, bodies entangled: This is the stuff of dreams the world over.
When it comes to transporting the pope, the so-called "PopeMobile" is usually what comes to mind, but did you know that there's a papal plane, too? Sort of.
Queen Victoria isn't the only high-profile target to have survived a brush with death. Presidents have survived assassination attempts, including Ronald Reagan.
British actress Helen McCrory has died of cancer at the far too young age of 52. Her husband, actor Damian Lewis, made the sad announcement via Twitter.
Monks taught barbers the process of bloodletting, or cutting a vein to release blood in an effort to cure an ailment, a popular treatment for many conditions.
Ballet and Imperial Russia are as entwined as dancers in a pas de deux, with famous ballets The Nutcracker and Swan Lake premiering in Russian theaters.
In mid-1989, China was swept by protests, and anti-corruption demonstrators occupied Tiananmen Square. One protestor who stood off with tanks remains a mystery.
The British royal family has numerous traditions and regulations that run their day-to-day lives, and that includes their medical care, at home and afield.
With the report that a Saturday Night Live cast member is set to play legendary punk Joey Ramone, the internet appears to be straight up split on the topic.
All people desire something in their last days, and U.S. presidents are no exception. Here's what the final dying wishes were for these American presidents.
Since all documentation of the crash long since disappeared, mystery and conspiracies have shrouded the death of Prince George -- royal husband and father.
Family game night can cause more conflict than togetherness. Monopoly spawned so much vitriol within Britain's Royal Family that Queen Elizabeth II banned it.
There was a time that the British royal family managed to dominate the news cycle even more than they do today, and no one made more headlines than Diana.
If you happen to be unlucky enough to find a dead body, there are several steps you should take to ensure that the deceased is properly taken care of.
Like most large scale royal funerals, which are normally planned years before the person dies, every detail was planned in advance for the Queen Mother's.
The Queen's Piper travels with her to all of her royal residences, though Royal Central notes he doesn't travel to Sandringham, due to limited lodging space.
Nicolas II and George V are testaments to the power of royal lineages to greatly shrink genetic probability of producing differently-featured offspring.
Any one of Clara Barton's achievements would guarantee her place in history. The fact she did it all is astonishing. Here's the untold truth of Clara Barton.
While folks of the '50s had smaller portion sizes to thank for their svelte physiques, it still doesn't mean that some of the stuff they ate wasn't gross.