Although archaeologists have found out a great deal about the ancient Egyptian empire over the course of several centuries, the empire’s many pharaohs had exerted enough influence over vast lands and ...

Although the unprecedented scale of World War I was grand enough to give it the nickname The War To End All Wars, it only took about 20 years after the fact before that perception was proven wrong.

In 1971, a man boarded a plane, pulled off a successful hijacking, and parachuted off the plane, vanishing into thin air. It sounds improbable, but it’s something that really happened — and to this ...

No musician sets out to be a one hit wonder, but in many cases, this is exactly what happens: An act bursts onto the scene with a chart-topping song, only to never re-enter the pop culture zeitgeist.

The Mayan civilization may have started as far back as 7,000 BCE but was brought to an end in the 17th Century by Spanish colonization. Yet, while that civilization fell, its grand structures and ...

In the strange world of Hollywood and celebrity, aging is one of those things people try to freeze, reverse, and otherwise try to run away from. But no matter what, even some of the biggest stars are ...

Astronaut John Herschel Glenn Jr. is an American hero who did some incredible things during his lifetime. A pilot, astronaut, engineer, and politician (among other things), Glenn served his country ...

One of Hollywood’s most classic movie pairings is Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The couple shared the silver screen on several occasions and met one another while working on a film together.

An endless onslaught of machine gun fire rains from above as explosions shake the ground. You have nowhere to go except forward, toward the enemy who is determined to make you another lifeless body on ...

What exactly is a cult car? The examples of cult cars will certainly vary, depending on the person you ask. Younger car fanatics may consider the latest Bugatti Chiron to be a cult car, while older ...

Dogs are known as man’s best friend for a reason: In addition to providing companionship and unyielding loyalty, they can also be put to work and bred to exacting specifications. It stands to reason, ...

Before explorers, pioneers, and cartographers, the world must have seemed very small. Eventually, people started mapping the land around them and venturing further into unexplored areas, and we’ve ...