The Nike Slogan “Just Do It” was Inspired by the Last Words of a Murderer
Construction of a new subway line in Rome brings thousands of precious artifacts to light
Japan Airlines Flight 123 Survivors: Only Four Passengers Escaped This Deadly Crash
How France dealt with those who collaborated with the Nazis after war’s end
A Kentucky farmer and self-taught electrician invented the wireless phone but few believed in him
Napoleon responsible for a great many turning points in history, including Nutella. Really.
In 1959, Czechoslovak astronomers founded the world’s first automated meteorite-tracking program
Katia and Maurice Krafft had a passion for volcanoes, one that ultimately proved fatal
“The Wild Hunt”: an eerie painting of 1889 that some say predicts the rise of Hitler & Nazi Germany
Barry White, singer of romantic tunes, turned away from a youth in a criminal gang
