Wilson Roosevelt Jerman witnessed decades of history unfold. One of the White House's longest-serving employees, he died in May from the coronavirus at age 91.
Before The Queen's Gambit there was Vera Menchik, who was one of the best players in the world in the early 20th century and paved the way for women's chess.
Copeland, the Virginia-born musician, has moved far beyond the world of rock and branched into everything from opera to scoring film and television (and more).
Though nowadays we are used to trash-talking sportspeople in boxing, and even chess and poker, Ali's ringside rabble-rousing was highly unusual at the time.
Many Americans remember Little House on the Prairie, but the true story of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family is darker than what made it onto page and screen.
Plant got a call saying his five-year-old son Karac was sick with a serious stomach virus. A second phone call brought Plant a parent's worst nightmare.
Anthony Burgess is known to many today only as the writer of A Clockwork Orange, the 1962 novel that inspired the infinitely more famous movie of the same name.
While Fleetwood Mac has changed throughout the decades, the truth of the band's founding, peaks and valleys, and influence have led to some false beliefs.
"Hurricane" is the story of Rubin Carter, a middleweight boxer who, at 30 years old and at the height of his career, was wrongly convicted of a triple homicide.
Bruce Springsteen was not originally a fan of his 1975 breakout album Born to Run, saying that upon first listen, as an artist you second-guess your choices.
It was Aristoteles who said, "There is no genius without having a touch of madness." These are history's most respected geniuses that turned into madmen.
Bicycles enjoy many variations today, but all stem from one invention dating back over 200 years in Germany: the Draisienne, built in 1817 by Karl von Drais.
Horseshoes were invented to protect horse hooves from the elements, as horses became domesticated, working more, carrying heavier loads, and running faster.
The red serge or coat of the Canadian Mounties was chosen to resemble the redcoats worn by the British Army and to distinguish the Canadian force from the U.S.
Iron crotch kung fu is one of the many forms of "Tongbeiquan" kung fu practiced in Juntun, China. This specialized martial art focuses on protecting weakness.