It was supposed to be America's first step into space, but as the Vanguard rocket exploded in an enormous fireball in full view of TV cameras, ithe space program fell right flat on its face.
Evidence now substantiates the claims that the Vikings reached the Americas before other European expeditions.
In 2013, scholars suggested that Stonehenge's true purpose lay in the stone's unique acoustic properties.
As President FDR implemented sweeping reforms in 1993, a small group of business tycoons plotted to overturn the entire system.
From hilarious April fools jokes to fatal ding-dong-ditches, these are some of the world's best, and worst, pranks.
On December 16, 1773, in a pivotal act of defiance, American colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor—and the consequences were devastating.
In 1889, the Crown Prince of Austria and his lover were found dead. While the crime scene may have indicated something heinous— unearthed personal letters gave a much more disturbing explanation.
Deep within Lorenzo de Medici’s palace was a tiny cell known only as “the chamber of the mute woman”. For years, the true purpose of this cage was left to our imagination—until now.
When order broke down on the Texas frontier, it was up to one man to step forward and lay down the law.
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