Before its decline, Negro League Baseball was once one of the biggest professional draws in the U.S. Here is the storied history of Negro League Baseball.
Barbara Walters' storied career as a groundbreaking, influential journalist is something of legendary status. Here is more about her daughter, Jacqueline.
How do wedding rings figure into Jewish custom? Evidence shows that members of the Jewish faith have ascribed their own symbolic meanings to the rings.
South of the Border, a tourist attraction along I-95 located in Dillon, South Carolina, brings a sense of nostalgia and cringe-worthy motifs for generations.
Former Pope Benedict XVI died. He was 95. Pope Benedict, who served as the leader of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, had been in poor health as of late.
Due to Netflix's highly successful docuseries "Tiger King," a spotlight was shown on private ownership of big cats. Recently the Big Cat Safety Act was passed.
Romania is full of legends and sorted history. But one such story of Romania's "black widow" Vera Renczi's murder spree still remains a deadly mystery.
On December 28, 2022, the world said a heart-stricken goodbye to humanitarian, ambassador to his sport, and the greatest soccer player of all time, Pelé.
Every New Year's Eve, an estimated one million people brave cold temperatures to witness the iconic ball drop in Times Square. But how did the ball get there?
In some other cases, body parts have been severed and disappeared for no apparent reason - even the genitalia of one famous French emperor and general.
All the way back in 575, a man whose birth name is unclear assumed the job of pope and began his papal reign as Benedict. Here's the history of the name.
When Pope Benedict XVI took over the papacy, nefarious details emerged from his past regarding his childhood under the Third Reich. So what were his ties?
From early agriculture to modern medicine, marijuana has long partnered with human civilization. Here is the story of marijuana from ancient history to now.
When the USSR occupied Georgia, they built so-called "rope roads" to get workers to the precariously located mines. Here is the history of the rope roads.
There are more incidents involving nuclear power and radioactive sources than Chernobyl. These are some of the worst nuclear disasters the world has ever seen.
The tears of a heartbroken woman are powerful, but did you know that they might fill an entire lake? Learn more about the tale of a grieving Armenian princess.
In 1986, Cleveland's chapter of the United Way hit upon the idea of releasing 1.5 million helium-filled balloons into the air. The event ended in two deaths.
In 1945 and 1946, World War II veterans were returning to East Tennessee to find a world that wasn't quite what they'd been fighting for. Next came bloodshed.