Dennis Andrew Nilsen is remembered as one of the United Kingdom's most prolific serial killers, having killed at least 12 people during the 1970s and 1980s.
It wasn't Bush's enlistment that would later be called into question during his successful presidential campaigns, so much as the lucky circumstances around it
The unexploded bombs and live artillery shells that still litter the French city of Verdun and the surrounding area remain dangerous, more than a century later.
1,000 years ago, creepy things people did were considered just another day at the castle. Here are creepy things that were considered normal 1,000 years ago.
During the 1800s, gambling in the Wild West was quite different from today, with both rudimentary set-ups and luxury alike. Many games were similar to today's.
"Yellow journalism," a sensationalistic type of journalism, emerged mainly because two newspaper publishers in New York City were competing for circulation.
Some scholars and historians highly regard his prophecies, while others say the vagueness of his writings did not truly predict anything and deem him a quack.
The change proposed in 2016 under President Obama "floundered" once Donald Trump took office, as officials repeatedly found excuses to maintain the status quo.
Originally built just to be a bell tower, the tower's very apparent lean has made it one of the most well-known structural oddities in the entire world.
Cashier's fellow soldiers did not know that he was born Jennie Hodgers in a small fishing village 40 miles north of Dublin, Ireland, on Christmas Day 1843.
Boys of all ages can learn valuable life lessons through teamwork and hands-on hobbies. As American it seems, the Boy Scouts' roots do not lie in the U.S.
Tim Allen and Richard Karn of Home Improvement reunite for History Channel's new competition series Assembly Required, bringing back memories of "Tool Time."
When it comes to a disgusting time in history, London summer of 1858 is a serious contender. That's when something called "the Great Stink" enveloped the city.