A gentleman to some and a menace to others, John Dillinger put America in a frenzy with a spree that led to the formation of the FBI itself—until his luck ran out.
Folk legend Woody Guthrie saw more than one family member fall victim to tragic housefires—but nothing could have prepared him for the horror of the day he himself would be engulfed in flame.
There are many theories about the collapse of the Mayan civilization, but recent archaeological evidence reveals that the real culprit was a volatile climate.
During a deadly cholera outbreak, John Snow tracked down what he thought was the source and stopped it in its tracks—but he paid a brutal price for his heroism.
The Rumble in the Jungle was the most epic showdown in boxing history, with George Foreman squaring off against Muhammad Ali—but there’s a shocking reason why some believe the legendary match was rigged
