Starr deflected the attention from his own birthday, to what he wants his birthday celebrations to be about, encapsulated in the phrase "peace and love."
Woodstock '99 took place thirty years after the original Woodstock. It has since gone down in history as one of the most infamous music festivals of all time.
Close to half a million people attended the inaugural concert event that included performances by dozens of popular artists, including Jimi Hendrix and The Who.
Some Olympic records have lasted decades, others for just a few seconds. Here are some of the Olympic records that were held for the shortest and longest time.
It is not the place you'd imagine dying but it's happened several times. This is how one Portuguese marathoner's bad Olympics decision led to his death.
It should go without saying that Japan's plans for the 2021 Olympics have been a bit complicated by COVID-19 — but is the country ready for the big event?
Of course, the first thing most people do after winning a medal is crash in their beds in the Athletes' Village from exhaustion. But there's more than that.
The Olympics reflect the world's growth. Arguably, no change has embodied that as much as one of the most recent additions to the Olympic games: skateboarding.
The more we study them, the more we learn that sharks are socially intelligent creatures. They develop lasting bonds of friendship that can go on for years.
After its completion in 1936, the Hoover Dam has been among the largest and most important hydroelectric plants in the world. But what would happen if it broke?
Steeped in Jewish folklore, the golem has grown into a figure of Jewish resistance and strength. The history of the golem is rich, complicated, and important.
Although disabled athletes have competed against one another for hundreds of years, the official Paralympic games didn't start until the mid-20th century.
Swamps are terrifying. For millennia, we've been telling tales of the monsters that live in the swamps. Here are terrifying swamp monsters from around the world
Jackie Chan's life story is undeniably intriguing, but there's plenty that most fans don't know. Here are some things you may not know about Jackie Chan.
Jeffrey MacDonald met Colette Stevenson when they were in the seventh grade, and the couple had an off-again and on-again relationship throughout high school.
Blood-sucking entities that rise from the dead to prey on humans appear in legends all over the world. Here's what vampires look like in different cultures.
After Blink-182 bassist and singer Mark Hoppus revealed his cancer diagnosis in late June, fans have been intently following his updates on social media.
While most of what we've collected of the skeletal remains of prehistoric sharks is of the toothy variety, one underwater excavation brought us something else.
Netflix's new true crime documentary "Heist" will reenact three outrageous plots to get away with the score of a lifetime. Here are the crimes it covers.