During his heyday, Mick Foley was one of the unlikeliest top-tier stars in professional wrestling. Here are some facts about Foley that you may not be aware of.
WWI saw countless women picking up arms, working as spies, and entering the workplace and the laboratory. It was the complete opposite of what society expected.
Notorious outlaw John Wesley Hardin took his final breath in El Paso's Acme Saloon, but some didn't want him to rest in peace (or at least not in El Paso).
Meriwether Lewis is best known as half of the historical exploration duo Lewis and Clark. Fewer people know that Lewis died under very suspicious circumstances.
Secretariat had inauspicious beginnings. His eventual groom, Eddie Sweat, later reported, "I didn't think much of him when we first got him ... real clumsy."
Soul singer, Al Green popularized songs like "Let's Stay Together" and "Take Me To the River" and sold more than 20 million records — so how much is he worth?
While enlisted men and officers are often captured while wars rage, it is almost unheard of for such a high-ranking officer to become a prisoner of war.
Albert DeSalvo was dubbed the Boston Strangler after a string of 13 murders from June 14, 1962 to January 4, 1964. His victims ranged in age from 19 to 85.
On the day of his abduction, DEA Special Agent Kiki Camarena was supposed to meet up with his wife, but she would never see him again. Where is she today?
What if you went out to climb the highest peak on every continent on Earth? Well, there's a competition for that -- the Seven Summits Mountaineering Challenge.
Albert DeSalvo was known by many names — the Measuring Man, the Green Man, and the Boston Strangler. How did he become a serial killer? It started in childhood.
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place after the battles at Lexington and Concord as the colonial rebels wanted to keep British troops contained in Boston.
The first Boston Tea Party sent a message to The Crown that at least some Americans were up to here with British interference in their laws and their commerce.
Walking: That thing that nobody does enough of in the sedentary throes of modernity's chair-bound lifestyles. Fortunately, there's a solution — walk, you fools!
Although there isn't much written documentation about their eating habits, some believe the Viking diet was in fact richer than the average English peasant's.
After being hurt on the set of a video, alt-rock royalty Beck tried to work and tour through the pain, but ignoring an injury can only work for so long.
While dogs might be man's best friend, it is Pembroke Welsh Corgis that became Queen Elizabeth II's pet of choice. The love affair began on her 18th birthday.
Tina Turner's songs and personal life have found a place in pop culture, as have a number of myths. Here are some false things you believe about Tina Turner.
Mexico City's Templo Mayor is its ceremonial and cultural heart — still partially standing centuries later. Its history is both blood-soaked and fascinating.
In 1727, the British medical and academic communities were obsessed with a peasant woman who made an extraordinary claim: She had given birth to rabbits.
The French and Indian War started in 1754, and in North America, set the stage for the American Revolution in which the United States became independent.
There are several styles of martial arts that stay true to their roots, continue to rely heavily on combative instruction, and may be considered dangerous.
Signs of the Rodney Alcala's descent into becoming a brutal serial killer started as early as the early 1960s while Alcala was enlisted in the U.S. Army.