Annie Oakley wasn't dubbed "Little Sure Shot" by Sitting Bull for nothing, and her talents got her noticed by everyone, including famed inventor Thomas Edison.
Companies like Amazon, Google, and IBM, have ties to Silicon Valley, and the formerly sleepy town in California is home to many big names in technology.
While some forms of torture and shame were reserved for criminals, many of the forms of abuse in the Middle Ages were used on those accused of minor "crimes."
Yeager's crowning achievement came in 1947 when he found himself in the cockpit of a Bell X-1, a rocket-powered aircraft designed to break the sound barrier.
Renaissance fairs are incredibly popular events full of historical costumes, food, and entertainment. But how historically accurate are Renaissance fairs?
The passing of time has led to myths to be formed around the those born in the early 20th century. Here are some false things about the Greatest Generation.
There's an old adage: "Choose a job you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life." Here are some jobs that make weekdays as fun as the weekends.
Many of the Black students who were part of integration are still alive today. This is what it was really like being a Black student in an integrated school.
Thomas Edison is probably America's most famous inventor, with his name on over 1,000 patents. Check out some of the best Thomas Edison inventions below.
As you no doubt learned in grade school, America's federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial.
While we all know that radioactive materials should be handled with the utmost caution, the early 20th century was much more cavalier about radioactivity.