At any given time, there are countless secret government operations underway in the United States. While this has always been ...

This is the story of Gianni Versace’s life, murder, and legacy. Born on Dec. 2, 1946, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, to a poor family, Gianni Versace was fascinated by fashion from a young age. He grew up ...

According to ABC News, archaeologists uncovered the remains at a human burial site located near the town of Solvesborg in ...

Translator Eric Shahan recently published English-language versions of four centuries-old texts passed down by the samurai that detail how they carried out the suicide ritual of seppuku. Translated ...

Built in 1884, the John Evenson was a steam-powered wooden tugboat that operated in Lake Michigan. It played a key role in towing ships through the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal in northern Wisconsin during ...

The Shocking Crimes Of Rita Crundwell, The Woman Who Stole $53 Million From The Town She Was Appointed To Serve The Blood-Soaked Rise And Fall Of Greg Scarpa, The Mafia Hitman Who Killed So Many ...

Westminster Abbey, England’s most famous church, is consecrated in London. Construction had begun in 1042 after Edward the Confessor, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings, ordered its construction. He ...

President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing “all persons held as slaves” in any state “in rebellion” against the United States. While the Confederacy did not recognize the ...

From "lion whisperer" Jack Bonavita to "America's first supermodel" Audrey Munson, these fascinating figures from history rarely show up in textbooks.

Some Octopuses Hunt With Packs Of Fish — And Punch Those That Don’t Cooperate ...

On June 9, 1995, a six-year-old girl named Morgan Nick was stolen from her family. During a Little League game in Alma, Arkansas, she asked her mother if she could go catch lightning bugs with her ...

In a groundbreaking step in the history of cheese, researchers have finally solved the enduring mystery of the bizarre chunks discovered nearly two decades ago that were buried with 3,600-year-old ...