Robert Duvall has graced our screens for decades since uttering the immortal words "I love the smell of napalm." Here's the lesser-known side of his life.
In the early '70s, a team of advertisers combined kids' skill at remembering lyrics with the need to teach complex ideas. And so, "Schoolhouse Rock!" was born.
During World War II, the U.S. government created the direct predecessor of the CIA. Women played a huge role in espionage but working in that role wasn't easy.
As climate change reshapes life as we know it, Antarctica is becoming more hospitable to plant life — with chilling implications for the entire planet.
Martin Scorsese brought David Grann's book "Killers of the Flower Moon" to life in 2023. But how close to the reality did the film stay, and what was left out?
The circumstances surrounding Natalee Holloway's 2005 disappearance in Aruba were deceptively straightforward. The case would go on for almost two decades.
The Oslo Accords were negotiated in hopes of laying the groundwork for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Clearly, things didn't work out that way.
In the 1990s, the breakup of Yugoslavia led to the Bosnian War, which was marked by some of the most devastating violence Europe had seen since World War II.
One of the most famous U.S. presidents, FDR, had six children, many of whom made names for themselves. Here's how they fared in politics, industry, and beyond.
Patrick Stewart is famous for playing Picard, Professor X, and many Shakespeare roles. But there are still some things his many fans might not know about him.
Limp Bizkit has drawn derision from critics and listeners almost from the moment they formed. But how did the band become so disliked in the first place?
Retton stunned the nation in 1984 when she became the first American female gymnast to win gold. She was born to win, but her life was not always idyllic.
Being the child of a U.S. president is a tall order - especially if your father was Theodore Roosevelt. Here's what became of Roosevelt's six children.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was both a lauded and reviled president, whose New Deal and World War II polices were both successful and mired in controversy.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest serving prime minister of Israel. But what is it that the rest of the world doesn't know about the man leading Israel to war?
Secret tunnels under London speak to a bygone past during major conflicts like World War II and the Cold War, espionage, and transatlantic communication.
Since the 19th century, the land that both Israelis and Palestinians call home has been disputed and fought over. Here's the long how and why behind it all.
A core part of Slipknot's hectic stage performance is the metal-drum-smashing clown, Shawn Crahan. For this co-founder, his life has often imitated his art.
The man behind the March on Washington, Bayard Rustin, faced many challenges from his youth onward. Here's the untold truth behind a remarkable and gifted man.
Catholic teachings have been remarkably consistent over the last 2000 years, but several popes have managed to change the Catholic Church in dramatic ways.
Deemed a terrorist organization, Hamas has long been at the forefront of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, most recently setting Gaza as the stage for war.