The Statue of Liberty was first dedicated in 1886 and stands on Liberty Island in New York harbor as a gift from France to the United States. The bizarre history of the Statue of Liberty includes its time as a lighthouse, its shutdown during war, and how it came to be associated with Emma Lazarus.
Read MoreThere are many aspects of Don King apart from his charming, camera-hungry side that most of us are far less familiar with. Like, for example, the fact that Don King sued sports channel ESPN for defamation in 2005.
Read MoreThe Ronettes were a girl group that emerged out of Spanish Harlem in the early 1960s. Here's the truth about their marriages, big break, and demise.
Read MoreOut of the entirety of the collective Star Wars cast, though, two actors haven't fared as well, both Vader-related.
Read MoreJackie Gleason was one of the biggest stars of the 20th century, but underneath his jocular, smiling public demeanor, he dealt with considerable inner turmoil.
Read MoreThere was a time when kids were allowed to go out and explore their neighborhoods, but several high-profile disappearances in the 1980s caused some big changes.
Read MoreIn National Treasure, Nicolas Cage is looking for a treasure. But is truth stranger than fiction? Here's what National Treasure gets right about history.
Read MorePolio is thought to have been around for thousands of years, but it didn't reach pandemic levels until the 20th century. This is the messed up history of polio.
Read MoreHootie and the Blowfish emerged out of the mid-90's pop/rock scene as one of the most radio-friendly, crossover-suitable acts of the time.
Read MoreHeavy metal rockers Queensryche stunned fans around the world in 2012 when the five-piece announced the end of its iconic lineup.
Read MoreSpiritualism was at an all-time high in the 19th century. So much so that seances became a fad and a fixture of social life to boot. It's in this environment that the Ouija board, or planchette, came about.
Read MoreDecember 21, 2012: the day the world didn't end. Here's the truth about the 2012 apocalypse.
Read MoreIn the late 1980s, the fledgling feud between the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Faith No More started as nothing more than a friendly rivalry. The two bands were pioneers of the funk-metal genre, with Faith No More even occasionally opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Read MoreWhile being a frontman for one of the world's most popular bands of all time might be stressful enough, it's hard to imagine Queen's Freddie Mercury performing with his signature show-stopping stage presence along with strumming a guitar onstage, all at once. Mercury rarely played guitar onstage.
Read MoreJane's Addiction paved the way for the "alternative rock" genre we know today, beginning in 1985 with humble roots that the likes of The Pixies, Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins would later embrace. Despite a string of successful singles, the band had tensions running high between members.
Read MoreThe plane that crashed into a lake near Madison, Wisconsin, carried all but one of the members of the Bar-Kays, a soul ensemble from Memphis, Tennessee, who had done over a hundred shows with Redding on that tour. Only one member of the band, Ben Cauley, made it away from the wreckage with his life.
Read MoreThere may some good news on the horizon for those of us who worried that we'd never hear another new Van Halen song again.
Read MoreThe highly-publicized feud between Brian Wilson and Mike Love of the Beach Boys first started in 1966, when Love purportedly criticized their upcoming album Pet Sounds. While Brian Wilson and Mike Love are wildly successful musicians, ego, lawsuits, and creative disputes are at the center of a feud.
Read MoreThey also sued Stapp for $1.2 million dollars in 2018, claiming he refused to tour with them to promote their 2017 album The Madness. Brother bandleaders Johnathan and Vincent Votta said they advanced Stapp $200,000 to sing, but Stapp only showed up for 18 of the 40 gigs they'd booked.
Read MoreThe fall of the Berlin Wall is something nobody saw coming. Here's what it was like the day the Berlin Wall fell.
Read MoreIt was age 18 when Ms. Jackson rebelled against her controlling parents, since that's when she embarked upon her short-lived marriage to singer James DeBarge.
Read MoreThe next time your dad gripes about the lurid content of music today, remind him where Becker and Fagen got the inspiration for the name of the band.
Read MoreLet's take a look at where some of the heroes (and people who think they're heroes) wind up, what that means for each group, and what it means for the world of The Boys.
Read MoreRather than developing increasingly efficient rockets, the solution to this price problem may be a completely different approach: a "space elevator." If an elevator to space sounds like a wacky sci-fi concept, that's because it is -- but that doesn't mean it couldn't be made into a reality.
Read MoreThe most dangerous holidays in the United States are largely determined by the number of traffic-related fatalities that occur each year. Leading the pack of dangerous holidays is Independence Day, which sees the most deaths per year out of any holiday in the US.
Read MoreFew have died as a result of their self-experimentation, and a number have won Nobel prizes. Here are some doctors who experimented on themselves.
Read MoreThe crazy real-life story of Iron Maiden includes the history of their ghoul mascot Eddie, their doomed 20-country tour, and their violent live shows.
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