10 Relics From Horse-Powered Cities Hiding in Plain Sight
You can still find reminders of the days when horse-drawn transportation reigned.
You can still find reminders of the days when horse-drawn transportation reigned.
The pioneering aviator who died under mysterious circumstances in 1937 will soon take a place of prominence in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
The 1950s version of the iconic game show got real weird with some of their prizes.
The 2022 vandalization of the 'Mona Lisa' was just the latest incident where famous art was attacked.
For more than a century, the Astors were the richest family in America, and their shrewd marriages linked them to some of the most politically powerful families.
The woman known as "Jane Roe" left an enormous mark on the nation’s political landscape—one that’s still at the fore a half-century later.
Find out how this sweet treat has influenced our culture and became a favorite of some of history's most notable figures.
The future founder of KFC didn’t start the shootout, but he did finish it.
Forget murder. These vintage Hollywood stars had careers ruined over public urination and necking.
From human sacrifices to misunderstood doomsday prophecies, we're dispelling the popular myths about the Maya civilization.
Our 30th president, born on the Fourth of July in 1872, once pardoned a raccoon.
Hawkins was the Steven Spielberg of his time—an artist and visionary who created an immersive world where giants still walked the Earth.
In 1996, Taco Bell pulled a fast one by announcing they had bought the Liberty Bell and were taking it to company headquarters in Irvine. Not everyone thought it was funny.
From lost pieces of media to irreplaceable works of art to literal pirate booty, these are the amazing and tragic stories behind valuables that seem to be gone forever.
From a diabolical Bible to a mournful Japanese war poem, here are eight texts that have been blamed for madness, misfortune, and death.
The three-day Civil War battle was a badly needed win for the North—but like all victories, it came with a price.
There’s a lot more to Arizona than just cacti, arid climes, and the Grand Canyon.
The singular form of 'they' has been endorsed by writers like Jane Austen and William Shakespeare.
Ships sank all the time in 17th-century Britain. But this one carried the future James II—and the tragedy was partially his fault.
Women were everywhere on the 16th- and 17th-century literary scene, writing and publishing alongside men—but many of their names are still unknown.
This historical video shows just how different a day at the beach was at the turn of the 20th century.
Honorary citizenship is granted by Congress and the president, and has only ever been bestowed upon eight people. Here's what they did to deserve it.
In the 1940s, residents near Hanford, Washington, were getting dosed with the radioactive equivalent of Three Mile Island every day.
The Watergate scandal didn’t actually result in Richard Nixon’s impeachment—but it did generate months of riveting congressional hearings.