From the outside looking in, probably no one pegged Nirvana rocker Kurt Cobain as the kind of guy who would have a will. Those instincts would be correct.
The BP oil spill was a gargantuan disaster, but it could have been totally avoided if the company had done a better job. Here's what could have happened.
On July 23, 2011, Winehouse was found dead at home from accidental alcohol poisoning. Winehouse did not have a will. Her net worth was around $4.66 million.
It's hard to imagine John Wayne hanging ten, catching the big one, and riding the wave in like a gunslinger chasing down a band of outlaws - but he did.
Anyone who has enjoyed the warm, beautiful beaches of Florida owes thanks to John Quincy Adams, as his talks with Spain changed the geography of the U.S.
Even though hundreds of thousands of people crashed the Woodstock music festival in August 1969, the event's organizers still had to pay the 32 musical acts.
By "God," researcher Stavrakopoulou means specifically Yahweh, the God of Ancient Israel from whom many modern formulations of the Almighty are derived.
Depending on what Bible you reference, mediums, spiritualists, necromancers, and their ilk are all verboten. Despite that, 1 in 5 Americans have visited one.
The Segway was supposed to change the way we move around cities. Instead, it became the butt of endless jokes and sad ironies. Here's why it was a failure.
Charles Lindbergh is an early hero of aviation, captivating headlines worldwide for his trans-Atlantic flight and becoming one of the first modern celebrities.
The list of endangered species is in constant flux, but more species seem to be going extinct than recovering. Here are states with the most endangered species.
Although the POW camps opened and closed with little fanfare, their unique design and deployment have earned them their own notable place in the war's history.
Extinct animals can be as fascinating and puzzling as extraterrestrials. Here are just a few of the animals believed to have gone extinct in the last century.