This Is Why The Trail Of Tears Really Happened
President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, and the U.S. government began forcefully removing Native peoples from their homes in a deadly march.
Read MorePresident Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, and the U.S. government began forcefully removing Native peoples from their homes in a deadly march.
Read MoreThe waterways of Venice are some of the most well-known images of modern Italy, with small boats traversing the road-like network of canals.
Read MoreWith all of his artistic accomplishments, it's no surprise that Walt Disney received an impressive number of awards in his lifetime, acknowledging his work.
Read MoreIn the 1960s, serial killer Jack the Stripper terrorized the streets of London and claimed the lives of several sex workers who he left stripped naked.
Read MoreHumans have been navigating the seas for thousands of years, and untold numbers of them have wound up stranded for one reason or another.
Read MorePolish army captain Witold Pilecki knew they needed information about what was really going on inside the Germans' newly developed work camp, Auschwitz.
Read MoreAaron Burr had a tragic family life. Actually he had two family lives. Recent scholarship has uncovered that he had a secret second family.
Read MoreJohn George Haigh, also known as the Acid Bath Killer, was one of the most notorious serial killers in England with a particularly macabre tool in his arsenal.
Read MoreOn December 16, 1950, Temple announced her retirement from Hollywood. She was 22 years old. The same day, she married her second husband, Charles Alden Black.
Read MoreThe history of the United States of America has its share of historical myths, including one widely believed about the American flag.
Read MoreChina's Great Leap Forward, carried out by the Chinese Communist Party, lasted from 1958 to 1961 and had some terrible consequences.
Read MoreIf America is an open road, then the American counterculture of the 1960s is best described as a bus, hand-painted, loaded, and roaring toward the horizon.
Read MoreOur founding father and initial president, George Washington, gave the first pardon on November 2, 1795, and it had to do with whiskey.
Read MoreBelle Gunness was accused of murdering at least 25 people, but her story eventually came to a mysterious end thanks to her accomplice, Ray Lamphere.
Read MoreJens Söering and Elizabeth Haysom met in 1984 while pursuing their undergraduate degrees. Eventually, they were suspects in the murder of Haysom's parents.
Read MoreHorrendous torture techniques such as water boarding, stretching of the limbs, head crushing, and even tickling was used in the past.
Read MoreFred Durst from Limp Bizkit launched a new look on his social media the other day that have some fans comparing him to Metallica's James Hetfield.
Read MoreA fear of cults was growing in the American psyche, and they found an outlet in the brutal murder of a young Stanford student named Arlis Perry in 1974.
Read MoreWater spirits and fish-human hybrid creatures exist in mythology from around the world. Here's what mermaids look like in different cultures.
Read MoreIn Brazil, a fire in one of the highest buildings in Sao Paulo killed 187 people. The place became famous as one of the most haunted places in the world.
Read MoreArnel Pineda joined Journey in 2008 and has been rocking ever since. Here's how much he's worth now.
Read MoreCary Grant retired from acting at age 62, but he had such a successful career that he was worth a fortune when he died. Here's how much he was worth.
Read MoreRonnie James Dio had a successful career as a singer for Black Sabbath, and on his own. This is how much he was worth when he died.
Read MoreActress and singer Liza Minnelli had a very close relationship with fashion designer Halston. Here's how close they really were.
Read MoreIn the 1960s and '70s, Sister Corita Kent used pop art as a medium for expressing her support of social and racial justice issues.
Read MoreBruce Kulick has played guitar for some of the most successful rock bands in music history. Here's how much he is worth.
Read MoreIn 1969, Mick Jagger carried on a secret relationship with actress, model, and singer Marsha Hunt. Here are the details of their hidden affair.
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