Alcatraz was only in operation for less than 30 years, but in that time it gained the reputation as one of the most notorious prisons in American history.
The history of Mexico City stretches back almost two centuries before the Spanish ever set foot in the Americas. Rather, the Spanish built their capital on top of the ashes of one of the most beautiful and unique cities in history: Tenochtitlan.
We may be standing on the shoulders of giants—and, if some legends are believed, that phrase might be shockingly literal.
During a food shortage in WWI, an army supply ship docked in Amsterdam and had to fight off men and women looting the supplies.
In 2025, Israeli archaeologists unearthed an incredible Early Bronze Age flint blade production workshop from 5,500 years ago, the first of its kind ever found in southern Israel.
Archaeologists in the Peruvian Andes have unveiled Peñico, an ancient lost city that was a thriving cultural and trading center 3,500 years ago.
Correction Notice: This article originally stated that California had the sixth largest economy in the world. Corrected to fourth largest."The mornings along the coast where the fog and mist meet with the salty spray of...
The Bermuda Triangle has claimed countless victims, and has kept its secrets beneath violent waters for centuries—but new evidence finally gives a possible explanation for these ancient mysteries.
What was once believed to be a small Zapotec outpost has now been fully revealed as a vast fortress city of more than a thousand structures.
“Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word. And there's an opening convey of generalities. A Texan outside of Texas is...
Correction Notice: Article originally stated Big Thunder Mountain Railroad require 4,675 pounds of mud to construct. Correct to 4,675 tons of mud."Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy"Who doesn't want...
In 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a huge cloud of carbon dioxide suffocating 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock who lived near the lake.
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