Thanks to depictions like "Tombstone," Doc Holliday's alleged final words "This is funny" are well-known, but perhaps less known is the story behind it.
Politicians are expected to know about the district they wish to govern, but as it turns out, gaffes happen, and sometimes the pols even acknowledge them.
Over the course of British history, a handful of public figures not of royal descent have also been given the honor of a state funeral. Here is the full list.
Even with variations in cultural norms, every society has some things in common -- among them, disposition of the dead. There are surprising similarities.
Early on in the United States, the job of governor was always filled by men – but in 1924, that all changed when Miriam Ferguson was elected to head Texas.
Modern holidays often mark important dates for individual cultures, but things were different in the past. This is how the ancients celebrated the fall equinox.
Shortly after the Great Depression, a serial killer dismembered and killed at least a dozen victims in Cleveland. Here is the story of the Torso Murderer.
Take a trip to La Paz, Bolivia, on November 8, and you might be curious as to why crowds of people are gathering at graveyards carrying around human skulls.
Published in 1820, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving is a classic horror tale that continues to spook readers. Was there a real Ichabod Crane?
The Latting Observatory was taller than anything built in New York City before 1853. But what happened to it? And why do so few people even know it existed?
Although women's right to vote would not be protected in the U.S. until 1920, that didn't stop many from running for office. Here are some of their stories.