At various points in history, in different nations, religion has been a focal point not just of personal belief, but national, even international, tension.
Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, made crime history for his acts of domestic terrorism. After his imprisonment, the Texas Bomber wrote to him.
Princess Anne is known for her tireless charitable work and her quick wit, but there are at least a few people who have famously gotten on her wrong side.
Dale Chihuly was driving across England in the 1970s when an accident flung him head-first through the windshield, a hideous ordeal that cut his face to pieces.
The ongoing secrecy around the JFK assassination files has added fuel to an already inferno-sized conspiracy fire. But why have records been kept secret?
By the standards of the American presidency, Ronald Reagan's was a strange one filled with a number of idiosyncrasies. So did he really lean on astrology?
D.B. Cooper evidently had a daring and death-defying nature, and there are a number of suspects in the case. But why does Ted Braden's name keep coming up?
Stephen King is one of the world's most prolific writers. But for the acclaimed horror maestro, one particular movie adaptation really missed the mark.
The term "long johns" has become a common way of describing long underwear, but where does the term come from? Here's the sporting history behind the word.
John Hinckley Jr. was released in 2022, after 35 years in a psychiatric hospital. The disturbing tale of the man who shot Ronald Reagan is back in public view.
Ora Washington became an African-American tennis titan in the '20s and '30s when the U.S. was still segregated, long before the civil rights movement began.
When Americans think of hijacking aircraft, their minds are almost certainly going to go to the events of September 11, 2001. But there were many more.
It can be hard to look at the thick Mayan jungles and picture a once bustling civilization. But they were, and one even used a modern form of city planning.