Long before there were the institutional entities we now know as museums, there were private collections of, well, interesting stuff -- cabinets of curiosities.
Today, people celebrate el Día de los Muertos by going to cemeteries to leave food and offerings on their loved ones' graves and leave ofrenda on an altar.
It's no secret that numerous treaties between Native Americans and the U.S. government went unfulfilled. The Cherokee Nation is working to change one point.
The Crimean Bridge, the longest bridge in Europe, has a controversial history that predates the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here's why it's important.
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori went from being an African Prince to an American enslaved person before eventually regaining his freedom. Here's the story.
Crowd crushes happen at concerts, religious observances, and sporting events, among other situations that draw large crowds. Here are some survival tips.
Few people know that for many years, the four kings included in the deck were also named after famous historical figures, with names printed alongside them.
Johann Sebastian Bach is widely regarded as a unique musical genius, a man who composed works that continue to amaze centuries later -- until he was blinded.
"Gold rush" might call to mind the one in California in 1849, but there were many more. Here are some gold rushes you probably didn't learn about in school.
If you're the sort who enjoys flinging themselves off heights, with faith in a bungee cord, Bulgaria offers a bit of landscape known as the Eyes of God.
Antarctica is the last place you'd expect to see a metal concert, but Metallica actually performed there, becoming the first band to play on every continent.
There's a trend in regard to the remains of the deceased -- cremation, then scattering the ashes, making it hard for future generations to pay their respects.
They happened over 300 years ago, yet the Salem witch trials still haunt the imagination. Yet multiple misconceptions abound, some of which are listed below.
Paul Revere is well-remembered (if occasionally inaccurately) as an important figure in the American Revolution, a dynamic individual in 18th-century Boston.