You'll Be Surprised At How Much The Vice President Of The U.S. Really Gets Paid
The vice president makes roughly enough to buy 100 medium-range French bulldogs. Here's how much that is.
Read MoreThe vice president makes roughly enough to buy 100 medium-range French bulldogs. Here's how much that is.
Read MoreTo add to the list of things you'd never thought you'd see in your lifetime that happened in 2020, there is now a coin shortage. Here's why.
Read MoreJesse, two children, and his wife, Zee -- Zerelda -- described as his "longtime sweetheart", married after a 9-year courtship, and a lifetime of being cousins.
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Read MoreIf there's one thing we know about Shakespeare, it's -- well, practically nothing. But there's plenty to talk about, including the poem on his grave.
Read MoreThrough extensive advertisements and daytime talk show segments, the History Channel announced that they had finally solved the big one: the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Boy were they wrong.
Read MoreIke Turner wasn't always the poster child for spousal abuse.
Read MoreIf anybody knows anything about Ben-Hur, it's chariot races. Even the film version feels pretty ancient. So it may not be a surprise that almost every cast member is no longer alive. Save for one.
Read MoreThe summer before, a traveling circus came to town, owned and operated by Agnes Thatcher Lake. Wild Bill was smitten.
Read MoreThe ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan is the source of a flood of fascinating history. Then again, it's also the source of many fascinating rumors and half-truths, thanks to repression after the Spanish conquest. This is the true story of the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
Read MoreNeither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds ...but how much do they get paid?
Read MoreThe War in Afghanistan began in 2001 following 9/11 as part of the United States' War on Terror. The whole affair was a sad story for everyone involved.
Read MoreAlthough Fleetwood Mac's tumultuous personal history between band members is nothing new, it still came as quite a shock when lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham sued the band in 2018.
Read MoreEverybody's familiar with demons. Conceptually, they are more or less universal. But what are their origins in Christianity?
Read MoreThe life of a hospital Emergency Room staffer is never dull. And the unexpected can ratchet up the pressure even more. This was the experience of ER staffers at Riverside General Hospital one night in 1994. To this day, the mysterious Toxic Lady, Gloria Ramirez, still has not fully been explained.
Read MoreOn June 8, 1954, the housekeeper of Alan Turing discovered a shock — Turing's body.
Read MoreAt the turn of the 19th century, slaves in the French colonies in Haiti pulled off an unprecedented feat.
Read MoreMyth and legend often begins with oral history rooted in fact. But Pecos Bill emerged from the typewriter of a former soldier of fortune named Edward O'Reilly.
Read MoreSolomon Northup's tale is unique because his account of slavery was from the lens of a free man. He was educated, married, and had children before he was stolen and forced into 12 years of cruel bondage. This is what Solomon Northup's 12 years as a slave were really like.
Read MoreHow does a two-and-a-half thousand-year-old how-to manual manage to fetch over five million Google hits in the 2020s?
Read MoreDuring the late 19th century, as more Americans came west, they fought, killed, and pushed the Natives from their homelands to government-run reservations.
Read MoreJohn Henry Holliday, or "Doc", was a son of Georgia, born August 14, 1851, in Griffin. But was he a real doctor?
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