Queen Victoria isn't the only high-profile target to have survived a brush with death. Presidents have survived assassination attempts, including Ronald Reagan.
British actress Helen McCrory has died of cancer at the far too young age of 52. Her husband, actor Damian Lewis, made the sad announcement via Twitter.
Known as "Lobster Boy" because of a genetic deformity in his hands and feet, Grady Stiles Jr. was among the last of the performers known as a circus "freaks."
If you've ever killed some time roaming the aisles of a drugstore, listening to the store's musical soundtrack, you've probably heard an Eddie Money song.
Monks taught barbers the process of bloodletting, or cutting a vein to release blood in an effort to cure an ailment, a popular treatment for many conditions.
It sounds like a tourism board's dream, which is why there's always a hot competition to be named the host city every time the Olympics roll around again.
Britain's royal family has suffered its share of tragic deaths throughout its history. Members have died painfully and slowly, and have died in accidents.
Ballet and Imperial Russia are as entwined as dancers in a pas de deux, with famous ballets The Nutcracker and Swan Lake premiering in Russian theaters.
Stalkers are one of the occasional harsh realities of fame. It's reasonable that someone as outlandish as Nicolas Cage would attract some bizarre stalkers.
It's impossible to think of Jeopardy! without envisioning Alex Trebek, who sadly died in 2020. Here's what's come out about Alex Trebek since his death.
Where does this obsession with alien life come from? Is it sheer terror of being truly alone in the cosmos, in an atomized, existentially senseless world?
In mid-1989, China was swept by protests, and anti-corruption demonstrators occupied Tiananmen Square. One protestor who stood off with tanks remains a mystery.
Mountbatten was a remarkably powerful man, as well as a very public figurehead of the monarchy, and so was a compelling target for the Irish Republican Army.
It's not clear how many women were fated to become victims of the Seattle-based serial killer dubbed the Green River Killer. So how did they finally catch him?
Today, some historians wonder if Spain's Joanna the Mad was "mad" at all. Wherever the real truth lies, it's clear that Joanna's story is a real tragedy.
Legendary singer/songwriter Prince died without having made a will, and it has caused problems for both his family and those trying to value his estate.
The British royal family has numerous traditions and regulations that run their day-to-day lives, and that includes their medical care, at home and afield.
With the report that a Saturday Night Live cast member is set to play legendary punk Joey Ramone, the internet appears to be straight up split on the topic.