Outwardly, Zachary Toothman was an accomplished college student. But when he shockingly went to murder his family, his father uttered heartbreaking final words.
Wilbur and Orville Wright will forever be credited for getting man into the air, but they had help from another family member -- their sister, Katharine.
Gatorade is one of the highest-selling sports drinks in the world, with 4.31 billion cases - not bottles - sold worldwide in 2021. Here's how it got its name.
Joseph Stalin is known as one of the cruelest dictators of all time, and he went by many different identities. These are the different names he called himself.
Following World War II, the food shortages that plagued the homefront improved. Here is why children in Canada started a protest over the cost of candy bars.
Roughly 40,000 Americans died in the Korean War, and 100,000 more were wounded. This is the story of Operation Thunderbolt, one of the war's deadliest battles.
With contributions from Queen, Grace Jones, and The Beatles, the Coronation Celebration Playlist hints at many things to come of King Charles III's rein.
The Boston Irish Gang Wars killed dozens of people in the 1960s, with assassinations, gang shootouts, and car bombs leaving a grim mark on the city's history.
People watching Super Bowl LVII were treated to the usual onslaught of catchy ads - but perhaps gave pause upon witnessing an advertisement for Jesus Christ.
The Iran hostage crisis of 1979, a byproduct of widespread Iranian anger over the West's siphoning of oil and sponsorship of Shah Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
One of the main tenets of Hinduism is the caste system, which divided people into different levels of society. These are the caste system's two core beliefs.
Celtic folklore is one of rich and colorful characters. Some of them are associated with good things, while others are terrifying. These are the strangest.
The "returning soldier effect" is a term that refers to more boys than girls born to women after their men return home from war. Here's what is known about it.
During the atrocities happening on the European front during World War II, there were civilian heroes that helped the victims, including a Polish nurse.
Since his first public speech at the young age of 15, Martin Luther King Jr. has inspired millions across the world. Here's how the original copy was saved.
If you're reading this, you're probably a member of the Homo sapiens species. But a discovery in Southern France could change our understanding of this species.