In 1980, chemist Glenn Seaborg solved a centuries-old problem in alchemy and turned a non-precious metal into gold
That time when the US Delta Force blasted Van Halen, The Clash, and AC/DC’s music for three days to force Manuel Noriega out of the Vatican Embassy
Star Wars: Famous actors who auditioned to play Han Solo
The best way to get rich during the California Gold Rush was by selling mining pans for nearly $250 in today’s dollars and eggs for $92 each
“America’s Best Girl” stole the nation’s heart by swimming the English Channel in 1926, and later dedicated herself to the deaf children she taught to swim
A disturbed doctor fell in love with his dying patient and lived with her corpse for seven years
Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the story of her life in “Little House on the Prairie” with the help of a professional journalist who knew how to heighten drama—her daughter
Sue is the largest, best preserved and most complete T-Rex fossil ever found
When a Hollywood producer died shortly after a wild party on William Randolph Hearst’s yacht, there were whispers Charlie Chaplin was involved
Chilling photos document the contents of abandoned suitcases left behind by patients of the Willard Asylum
