How Did ‘The Gilded Age’ Get Its Name?
The time period that inspired HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’ was opulent—but its golden veneer masked something less glamorous.
The time period that inspired HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’ was opulent—but its golden veneer masked something less glamorous.
The spy thriller 'The 355' gets its title from a Culper Spy Ring agent known only as “355.” Who was she?
Here are 10 trailblazing Black athletes who, despite the odds, made history at the Winter Olympic Games.
From fake relics to fake princesses to medical fraud involving goat testicles, history is rife with con jobs that managed to fool unsuspecting marks.
These are some of the least fortunate royal heirs in English history—those who waited in vain and died before they could ever reign.
In 1924, the famed escape artist and paranormal skeptic stepped foot into one of the most infamous haunted houses in America. He left with some advice for its owners.
Cleopatra famously had relationships with the Roman generals Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Less, however, is remembered about the four children she had with these men.
Before psychologists gave it a formal definition, ‘gaslighting’ just meant "what happened to Ingrid Bergman in the movie ‘Gaslight.'’’
In Victorian England, romance was a literal puzzle. Here are three ways that 19th-century singles pitched woo.
Europe’s witch trials spanned several hundred years and claimed thousands of innocent lives. Catalonia is making symbolic amends.
The nationwide program that makes streets safer for kids owes a debt to a one-armed British General.
Stuffed with gold, silver, and precious jewels, these fabulous hoards were buried by people who forgot to retrieve them.
Celebrate National Peanut Butter Day with a World War I-era recipe for peanut loaf or peanut butter soup.
A ghost named “Bloody Bruce” supposedly haunts Earlshall Castle’s halls. But at least he’d never leave dirty dishes in the sink.
Phở is a delicious dish, but it also tells us a lot about the history of Vietnam, and about how cultures collide.
Lewis Carroll, H.H. Holmes, and Queen Victoria's grandson are just a few of the people who were suspected of being Jack the Ripper.
Buzz Aldrin is best known as the second astronaut to walk on the moon, but he also holds a Guinnnes World Record.
From spacious lounge areas to high-end meals, the average air traveler could expect a luxurious experience while flying Pan American in the 1950s.
If you think 'Les Misérables' taught you everything you need to know about the French Revolution, you might be surprised to learn that it was actually set during a completely different uprising.
Who was Ida B. Wells? A journalist, suffragist, civil rights leader, and now the latest doll in Barbie’s ‘Inspiring Women’ series.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s approach to resisting injustice came straight from the playbook of 19th-century writer Henry David Thoreau.
The five- to nine-digit code that gets letters to their destinations started with a man who would become known as "Mr. Zip."
From Ansault pears to passenger pigeons, you'll likely never find these delicacies from days past on a menu ever again.
Scurvy’s mysterious cause wasn’t identified until the 20th century. Here are a few facts from the disease's long and miserable history.