The Untold Truth Of Black Cowboys
Research shows that the population of cowboys in the Old West was at least 25 percent black. Yet you'd never know based on traditional history.
Read MoreResearch shows that the population of cowboys in the Old West was at least 25 percent black. Yet you'd never know based on traditional history.
Read MoreWhile the "Chicago Strangler" might sound like a historical villain who stalked the Windy City sometime during the Great Depression, this possible serial killer — or killers — has claimed victims as recently as 2018.
Read MoreWhen protests erupted in response to footage of a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd — a helplessly handcuffed man who cried out for his mother as a uniformed government official kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes — a few familiar scenes played out in the media.
Read MoreThe Zodiac Killer, or simply "Zodiac," as he called himself, was one of America's most notorious criminals.
Read MoreThere's a long and storied tradition of enlisting animals to assist humans in times of war or straight-up attempting to weaponize them against enemies. In WWII alone, the British sabotaged Nazis with exploding rats, the U.S. tried planned to make bat bombs, and Polish soldiers adopted a ...
Read MoreHistorically Black Colleges and Universities are seen as one of the significant accomplishments in African American history within the United States.
Read MoreJohn Wayne remains an American icon for his roles in Westerns and war movies, but what do we really know about him? This is the untold truth of John Wayne.
Read MoreThere's more to the controversial George Armstrong Custer and his last stand than meets the eye. This is the untold truth of General Custer.
Read MoreIn 1935, the Nazis founded the Ahnenerbe. Its archaeologists researched a lot, from the prehistoric roots of the Aryan race to the location of the Holy Grail, the relics of a lost colony of Atlantis, and, well, you get the idea. This is the untold truth of the Ahnenerbe, Hitler's archaeologists.
Read MoreSoutherners presented slavery as a good, but especially after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This is the untold truth of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Read MoreRosa Parks was a civil rights activists who made a lasting impact on history. This is the untold truth of Rosa Parks.
Read MoreTear gas is classified as "riot control agent," and so can be used by police departments, but is banned as a military weapon by the 1925 Geneva Protocol. Here's everything you need to know about it.
Read MoreAfter a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, patrons took up whatever they could find and fought back against their oppressors, and amid the chaos, the Gay Rights movement was born. This is the untold truth of the Stonewall Riots.
Read MoreThe San Juan Bautista, "St. John the Baptist" -- one of America's first slave shipments -- originally had 350 slaves on board, bound for Vera Cruz in the colony of New Spain. About 150 of them died en route; apparently a pretty standard rate of loss for such trips.
Read MoreAmerica's tragic history of racism is rooted at least in part in the nation's sordid history of slavery. Enter the Clotilda -- a poignant reminder of injustice.
Read MoreWikipedia is everywhere, but the untold truth of Wikipedia is probably just as interesting as any page you can find on the site itself.
Read MoreBrian May's guitar playing helped define Queen. After writing some of Queen's greatest hits, May spent his time caring for animals and studying the night skies.
Read MoreIn the beginning there was MythBusters. And it was very good. Now it's gone, but we have... Mythbusters Jr.
Read MoreMike Tyson's life has seen success, failure, marvelous deeds, and tragic missteps. This is the untold truth of Mike Tyson.
Read MoreDJ Snake is responsible for dance music played and sold in great quantities around the world.
Read MoreJohnny Mathis sold millions of records and kept turning out soft pop singles for decades. Here's a look into the untold truth of Johnny Mathis, the undisputed king of soft rock.
Read MoreSteve Miller was perhaps not the most gracious inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 2016. Miller was inducted solo -- not as his self-named band.
Read MoreWhen the History Channel show The Curse of Oak Island began, no one knew it would run for seven seasons. But the show's unexpected popularity has made the mystery surrounding the treasure island even more intriguing.
Read MoreValhalla is the most glorious and desirable place within Norse cosmology, but it's more than just Viking heaven. This is the untold truth of Valhalla.
Read MoreNancy Sinatra unmistakably carved her own path, one just as iconic as her father Frank, Ol' Blue Eyes himself. This is the untold truth of Nancy Sinatra.
Read MoreKris Kristofferson has been a hustling musician, a marquee concert draw, an actor, a sex symbol, an athlete, a writer, and many other things.
Read MoreTake a trip through time, back to those thrilling days of yesteryear, around about 2016, when the New Day, WWE tag team champions, emerged on-screen from a gigantic Booty-O cereal box.
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