The day an American president met with an American king, of sorts, produced a photo that has endured as one of the most requested from the National Archives.
A second-tier member of the so-called "Rat Pack," which included names such as Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., Lawford married into the Kennedy family
Even though it only operated for a few decades, there is perhaps no federal prison more notorious in history than Alcatraz, the "escape-proof" fortified island.
Fans of infamous mob boss Al Capone may be distressed to learn that the Miami mansion where Capone spent the last years of his life will soon be demolished.
Evolution works in interesting ways. And it often happens through natural selection, which is responsible for both impressive and terrible developments.
If you've ever been part of a theatrical production, particularly a Shakespeare, you've heard the superstition: Never, ever say "Macbeth" aloud in a theater.
Comedians are society's canary-in-the-censored-coalmine, and the consequences they face often reflect what the rest of us are or are not allowed to say.
Sharia essentially guides all Muslims and teaches them the best practices that they need to follow. However, there are several myths that plague Sharia law.
There's a good change that most of what you know about martial arts is wrong, particularly if you learned it from popular culture such as TV and B-movies.
Who among us hasn't suffered through a long, hot summer day and wished a pool would magically appear? It may seem like a dream, but there were once swimmobiles.
Aristotle was not known for his sense of romance and courtship and his views on women were dim, to say the least, and saw men as the superior to women.
Polish scientist Nicolaus Copernicus is a titan of astronomy, largely thanks to his pioneering the theory that the Sun sits at the center of the solar system.
Marvin Gaye had undeniably one of the most illustrious musical careers of all time, but his success was almost derailed after Gaye suffered a massive tragedy
During a youth marching band competition in England in 1980, contestants inexplicably fainted en masse. Here's why the Hollinwell Incident remains unexplained.
Aristotle believed in teaching the important subjects — logic, physics, rhetoric, politics, and philosophy — so much he opened his open school in Athens.
Some performers tend to exist in a sort of cult-like state after their deaths, with fans refusing to believe they actually died, including Andy Kaufman.
British highwayman Richard "Dick" Turpin roamed the English countryside in the 1700s, robbing people and stealing horses until he was executed in 1739.
Imperialism in Nigeria led to another important tenant of Boko Haram, which is "Western education is forbidden." That's actually what Boko Haram means.
No ancient descriptions of Atlantis are known to exist independently of Plato's work, which describes Atlantis as an expansive and indulgent continental empire.
During the war, both the Allies and Axis developed munitions that were remotely guided by radio, wire, and television in order to strike specific targets.
Octopuses are fascinating creatures that are incredibly intelligent. According to scientists, they have 130 million neurons, most located in their eight arms.