Gertrude Käsebier left her unhappy marriage, became a photographer at the age of 40, and was one of the greatest at her time
Ruth Graves Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie, and during WWII, when Massachusetts servicemen received them in care packages, it led to a full-fledged cookie craze
Chess genius, madman, or both: Bobby Fischer was extraordinary, and in 1972, Fischer vs. Spassky was dubbed the Match of the Century
Photographer Edward S. Curtis’ recordings of Native American traditions are only existing documentation for over 80 tribes …
Hubris indeed: Everyone pleaded with “the Flying Tailor,” Franz Reichelt, not to jump off the Eiffel Tower in that parachute of his own design
The Hippie Trail, once a symbol of freedom and enlightenment, today is synonymous with danger and war