The wreck of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese treasure ship seized by pirates in 1721, has been identified near ...

Though John Adams was old and ill when he died, the curious timing of his demise sparked countless unusual theories.

Other, lesser-known towns were often just as raucous as Tombstone and Deadwood. Jerome, Arizona, for example, was once called ...

From 1934 to 1946, the NKVD terrorized and murdered countless Soviet citizens who were accused of being disloyal to Joseph Stalin.

Ettore Boiardi introduced a generation of Americans to spaghetti. His canned ravioli fed millions. And he has one of the most recognizable faces in the food industry. Yet few know the man behind the ...

Archaeologists in Tel Shiqmona uncovered the 2,900-year-old remains of a factory that produced the rare and expensive dye Tyrian purple.

The gold rush began after the precious metal was found at Sutter's Mill in 1848, and the influx of prospectors turned San Francisco into a boomtown.

Alongside its neighboring city El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia is considered the highest city in the world, with an elevation of approximately 12,000 feet (3,650 meters) above sea level.

In 1862, the Homestead Act set the stage for the dramatic transformation of Nebraska, as thousands of settlers sought a new life on the plains. The Homestead Act of 1862 promised 160 acres of land to ...

Shadow people are dark entities that have reportedly been spotted in dim rooms and abandoned buildings around the world, but there are several scientific explanations for their existence.

Bamburgh Castle was once home to the medieval rulers of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria and faced attacks by Normans, Scots, and Vikings.

The "sword of Damocles" is an idiom that refers to looming danger, based on a parable about King Dionysius of Sicily that was popularized in 45 B.C.E. by the philosopher Cicero.