The 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 MoreBefore Eric Garner and George Floyd, there was Rodney King, whose beating would lay bare the racism and injustice that ran through the LAPD.
Read MoreIn 1965, the Beatles met Elvis Presley. Strange? Certainly, and all the stranger considering that you've never seen pictures or video of the event. How did two of the most famous and influential musical acts of the 20th century manage to spend an afternoon together without anyone snapping a photo?
Read MoreHow far will Amazon go to manifest itself as the platonic ideal of a dystopian corporate hellscape? Very far, apparently.
Read MoreSome say Catherine the Great died like Elvis -- not as a king, but on the toilet. Here's the truth.
Read MoreAlexander the Great, who turned half the world into his empire, seems like an almost god-like figure. Rumors about him, first encouraged to further his legend, continue to persist.
Read MoreLongtime collaborators Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty shared a decades-long friendship, which was ultimately cut short in 2017 by the frontman's untimely death. Over the years, the pair supported each other and assisted with the each other's major hits, propelling both to further success.
Read MoreDuring his prime, Reynolds was pulling down $10 million a year -- and yes, back then, $10 million was not chump change. In 2015 he told Vanity Fair, "I've lost more money than is possible because I just haven't watched it."
Read MoreSyd Barrett was instrumental in forming Pink Floyd, one of the biggest rock bands of all time. But his life would end up very different than those of his former bandmates.
Read MoreRoger Daltrey, the best chin in rock and roll, nearly became a "who?" to the Who after a violent incident.
Read MoreSteve Walsh carried on with Kansas for over 40 years, but in the end, ended up a wayward son. Here's how Walsh ended up dust in the wind.
Read MoreShow business is a peculiar beast, and Seal once managed to nab a #1 hit thanks to a heavily benippled vigilante. Let's dig in.
Read MoreQueen Victoria never truly got over the loss of her husband, Prince Albert, and she literally wore her feelings on her sleeve.
Read MoreGrisly murders of Italian lovers; mutilated body parts and mysterious letters -- this is the story of the Monster of Florence.
Read MoreIt may seem like the main objective of Monopoly is to last forever and make the other players hate you until the end of time ... but in a way, the aim is to create a lucrative company town. You strategically buy up properties, railroads, and utilities, until you control everything.
Read MoreIn 1932, the US Public Health Service began conducting a study on the Black men of Macon County, Alabama. The men were never informed of the true nature or the risks of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.
Read MoreMötley Crüe is the kind of band that names its autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band. The Netflix film ignored significant parts of their true story, but there's no denying that they spent years doing their best to live up to their self-professed notoriety.
Read MoreSappy love songs say that love gives you wings, but for Mike Tyson it's the exact opposite. Wings -- and the pigeon bodies they're attached to, are what give Tyson love.
Read MoreMiles Davis overcame all odds to produce beautiful, timeless music. But his weren't all wine and roses.
Read MoreIn 1995 anywhere from 400,000 to 1.1 million black Americans filled the Washington Mall, all the way from the Washington Monument to the capitol building, in solidarity against the socioeconomic disparity and systemic oppression experienced by black communities in the US. The "Million Man March."
Read MoreWhen people began moving west in the 1800s, it was a treacherous journey. They had to pass through dangerous terrain, and unpredictable territories, spawning many myths and false facts about the Wild West.
Read MoreDespite a touring history spanning over fifty years and several lineup changes, Fleetwood Mac can certainly still hold their own in concert. With hits like "Go Your Own Way", and "Rhiannon," and many of its core members going strong, it's pretty clear why they still fill up stadiums globally.
Read MoreFought in the emotionally fraught aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway became a Hollywood movie in real time.
Read MoreBands break up all the time, and the 2010s was no exception. Some bands break up in a manner that's so strange, dramatic, high-profile, or just plain shocking to the fans that the mere memory makes them cringe. Let's take a look at some of the most devastating band break ups of the past decade.
Read MoreWith all of 50 Cent's success, it might be surprising to know that his original ambition wasn't on the stage: It was in the boxing ring.
Read MoreIn 2019, The Matrix 4 (title forthcoming) was announced, with original trilogy's co-screenwriter Lana Wachowski at the helm. Expectations are high, to say the least.
Read MoreLong hair, spandex, showmanship, and an after-show lifestyle that, according to David Lee Roth, made devoted hedonists like Led Zeppelin "look like Boy Scouts," combined to create a pop culture force of nature.
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