In 2023, while preparing a site for new construction, archeologists uncovered Revolutionary War barracks that a British general tried to destroy in Virginia.
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There's an interesting piece of Kentucky history that involves religion and poison, and it ties into an unexpected thing that's illegal to do in its churches.
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Aviation experts are weighing in on what caused American Airlines flight 5342 to crash with a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, killing 67 people.
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In January 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C, killing 67 people.
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The folk music era brought issues of social justice to the attention of a broad audience, with artists who not only sang, but acted on their convictions.
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Delta Force is an elite arm of the U.S. military that the government won't admit exists, yet there are several more strange details about the special ops unit.
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Typhoid Mary is known to many as the woman who spread Typhoid fever back in early-20th century New York. But many details of her tale aren't true.
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The vast majority of U.S. presidents were millionaires, but not all of them were equally rich. These are some presidents who were poorer than you thought.
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The bullet that killed Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 would drastically change the course of history, but there are lots of things we still don't know.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech at the March on Washington, but the famous line almost didn't make it in.
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The state of Indiana has a law against a pretty gross behavior that might make you rethink a lot about people.
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Like many states, Georgia has some laws that sound pretty bizarre, including one that allegedly bars anyone from doing a particular thing with ice cream.
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These American presidents made history for their actions in and out of office -- and for living longer than most of their fellow commanders-in-chief.
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There are plenty of tales about famous American gunslinger and outlaw Billy the Kid, but like many such stories, a lot of the details just aren't true.
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Mary Mallon, aka the infamous "Typhoid Mary," was vilified simply for asymptomatically carrying a deadly disease, but her life was even worse than you thought.
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SEAL Team Six rose into public consciousness after it conducted Operation Neptune Spear, killing Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in 2011.
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Despite well over a century of rigorous study into the devastating conflict, there are still a few things about the American Civil War that don't make sense.
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President Biden offered clemency to a record number of imprisoned people in 2024. Here are the five times in history inmates have refused the offer.
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Weird laws are everywhere, and there's one thing that's illegal to toss out of windows in Baltimore, Maryland. It's probably not what you think.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are remembered as Wild West outlaws, but a lot of what we believe about them may be based on lies or legend.
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Sometimes, a law makes you scratch your head. In Colorado, there's one day of the week you're banned from buying cars - but there's a reason.
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It's safe to say President Jimmy Carter touched countless lives, even long after he left the White House.
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Jimmy Carter was 52 in 1977 when he was sworn in as the 39th president.
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For only the third time in U.S. history, there are five former U.S. presidents alive at the same time (as of February 2023). Here's who they are.
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Jimmy Carter's burial location has a special connection to everything he loved in life.
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Donald and Melania Trump's marriage has faced more scrutiny than most, and the constant publicity has birthed some pretty outrageous conspiracy theories.
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The American Revolutionary War has since created myths and legends, but even under scrutiny, some things about the conflict still don't make sense.
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