The disappearance of Nation of Islam founder Wallace D. Fard has been a mystery for decades. Here's what happened to the founder of the controversial group.
For most couples, they want to purchase the perfect house. However, one couple got more than a home, but a small town in Washington, off of an eBay auction.
A few European countries still retain their centuries-old monarchies. Here's why Constantine II, the last King of Greece, was in exile for more than 50 years.
Adolf Hitler's decision to break a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1941 escalated the war in Europe. Here's a story from the Battle of Stalingrad.
The House speaker can be one of the chief figures in U.S. politics, and some stay a while. Here are the longest-tenured speakers of the House in U.S. history.
Vladimir Putin's grandfather once served as a cook for Lenin, Rasputin, and Stalin. Here's how his grandfather landed the position, and what he did in the role.
The story of the Polish fighters known as the Cursed Soldiers reveals a unique glimpse into the power of perseverance and resistance in the face of persecution.
Although the genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq lasted less than one year, the devastation it wreaked was unfathomable. This is the Anfal explained.
WWI included a seldom-discussed battle, which involved a vast forest, plenty of mud and blood, and a particularly heroic pigeon that saved over a hundred men.
Like many Jewish people in Linz, Dr. Bloch had been assimilated into the gentile culture. His early relationship with Hitler may well have saved his life.
First to bring insulin to the masses in the 1920s, Eli Lilly is one of the most respected medical supply companies in the U.S. But who was the real Eli Lilly?
Cannibalism isn't a rare form of sustenance in the animal kingdom. You wouldn't have to do much research to discover cannibalism among fellow humans, either.
King Arthur's story has become a famous legend over the centuries. Here's the story of Riothamus: the ancient king that may be the real-life King Arthur.
Over 1,000 geoglyphs have been discovered in southern Peru, but scientists are still unclear why they were created. Here's the history of Peru's Nazca lines.
One of the more baffling incidents is the unsolved mystery that took place at Dyatlov Pass. After an official explanation was issued, families don't accept it.
The Big Freeze of 1963 saw rivers freeze, temperatures plummeted to -20 degrees Celsius, and life changed as the British knew it for the next quarter of a year.
America is littered with kitschy roadside attractions. However, one defunct attraction in Croaker, Va. has had a flourishing afterlife that outshone its origin.
Millions of years after their extinction, dinosaurs keep coming up with new ways to surprise us. But they're almost always thought of as land-dwellers.
The 1952 Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit was a turning point for civil rights in the U.S., and Jack Greenberg was one of the attorneys who argued the case.