Inspired by vintage book covers and other unexpected materials, French designer Sylvie Facon creates unique evening gowns
Kirk Douglas, 101, a Hollywood icon who plays tough guys but is a soft-hearted philanthropist offscreen
The Sons of Lee Marvin: a “secret” society founded by directors, actors, and singers who are his proud look-alikes
A photographer captured the last tattooed headhunters of India’s Konyak tribe and their disappearing heritage
The Bouquet of Lilies Clock Egg: One of the most dazzling Fabergé eggs was Tsar Nicholas’s Easter gift to his wife
The Grande Armée: The only photos of veterans of the Napoleonic Wars wearing their original uniforms and insignia
The Collyer brothers were found amid 120 tons of belongings, including 250,000 books and several bowling balls, in their Fifth Avenue mansion
Johnny Cash accidentally started a wildfire that destroyed over 500 acres and killed 49 endangered condors
The golden age of in-flight dining: Scandinavian Airlines photographs make one’s mouth water for airplane food
Kirk Douglas, 101, a Hollywood icon who plays tough guys but is a soft-hearted philanthropist offscreen
The word “loophole” originated with small slits in medieval walls that let archers fire arrows at attackers of the castle
Women workers of WWI: They were vital part of war effort, with the munitions factories especially hazardous, causing injuries and poisonings
Inspired by vintage book covers and other unexpected materials, French designer Sylvie Facon creates unique evening gowns
Conquistadors chopped off his hands, so this Native Chilean fastened knives to both of his wrists and went back for revenge
Mr. T. started out as a Chicago bouncer and a bodyguard for celebrities Steve McQueen, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross
The British Museum Citole: One of the most remarkable extant medieval instruments dating from the early 14th Century
The real-life wiseguys behind Scorsese’s “GoodFellas,” who pulled off the multi-million Lufthansa heist
Rocky Mountain Rendezvous: These 19th century fur trade gatherings turned into wild wilderness parties
Arthur Guinness signed a 9000-year lease for an abandoned brewery in Dublin: Guinness is still brewed at St. James Gate
At his coronation, King Pedro I of Portugal dug up the body of his dead wife, placed it on a throne and demanded that his vassals kiss her hand
Remains of a Stone Age baby, with its teeth still intact, found cradled in mother’s arm in the Netherlands
Remains of a Stone Age baby, with its teeth still intact, found cradled in mother’s arm in the Netherlands
Black Bart, the Wild West stagecoach robber also known as the gentleman bandit, liked to leave humorous poems at the site of his robberies
Reagan, inspired by film “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” asked Gorbachev to stop the Cold War in the event of an alien invasion, and the Soviet leader agreed
After Ava Gardner swam naked in Hemingway’s pool, he supposedly ordered that the water never be changed
“STENDEC”: The mysterious 1947 Star Dust airliner crash and the final bizarre message sent by the crew
The forgotten “sleepy sickness” epidemic transformed victims into living statues, speechless and motionless, and scientists still don’t understand it
Spy Game: When Soviet schoolchildren presented Ambassador Averell Harriman with a replica of the Great Seal of the U.S. in 1945, there was a listening device inside
The amazing miniature bird mansions of the Ottoman Era reveal deep affection and respect for winged creatures
When Piggly Wiggly, the first true self-service grocery store, opened in 1916, it revolutionized shopping
Wreck of notorious gambling and prostitution ship lost at sea in 1936 was revealed by violent El Nino storms
While working as a prop boy, John Wayne met Wyatt Earp; He later credited his walk, talk, and persona to his acquaintance with Earp
During WWII, Veronica Lake changed her trademark peek-a-boo look to encourage factory workers to adopt safer hair styles
In shadow of environmental summit, a 19th-century German church bulldozed to make way for coal mining
Al Pacino, whose grandparents came from town of Corleone in Sicily, said, “I’m all Italian. You get your full dose with me.”
The real-life wiseguys behind Scorsese’s “GoodFellas,” who pulled off the multi-million Lufthansa heist
Frank Oz, the actor and director who voiced Jedi Master Yoda, Miss Piggy and Cookie Monster, is the son of two puppeteers
In 1997, NASA was sued for trespassing by men who claim Mars belonged to their ancestors 3,000 years ago