Bombshell Mae West did not begin her career in films until she was almost 40, became second highest paid person in America
When Thanksgiving resembled Halloween and “Ragamuffin Day” parades of costumed children mocked the poor
After being lost for 132 years, Steamboat Arabia was unearthed with its cargo remarkably intact, including a jar of edible pickles
Journalist Nellie Bly pretended insanity to expose the abuse in an asylum on Blackwell’s Island she called “a human rat trap”
A weapon like no other: The ancient Chinese Sword of Goujian, found in a tomb, is perfectly sharp after more than 2,500 years
Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Chicken Farmer Spy Who Tricked Hitler & Saved D-Day BUT He Had One Problem, His Wife
“Battle of the Sexes” portrays Billie Jean King’s tennis triumph, but there was heartache in her life as well
Loving vs. Virginia: The interracial couple that helped eliminate anti-miscegenation laws still on the books in 1967