There are precious few statements that all music fans can wholeheartedly agree on, but it's probably fair to say that "Jimi Hendrix was a very good guitarist" is one of them. But would he live long enough to see the fruits of his success?
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Jewel heists have become a regular occurrence since the old days of plundering tombs, with some particularly audacious cases still generating shock to this day.
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1986 saw regime shifts, a nuclear meltdown, a space shuttle explosion, successful surrogacy, Oprah going national, and other events that forever changed us.
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There are lots of retro elements born in the 1960s that retain their charm today, but there are also plenty of pastimes that haven't aged well at all.
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War is hell, no matter where it's fought, but the Pacific Front of WWII came with the added horrors of tropical disease, malnutrition, shark attacks, and worse.
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The Vietnam War was tragic for many reasons, including how convoluted it was. These infamous events further eroded the public's trust in the U.S. government.
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While Donald Trump built his career on real estate and eventually Hollywood, there is still one U.S. president that has him beat in terms of movie appearances.
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Newly uncovered 1938 aerial photos may contain the evidence needed to end the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane and solve aviation’s greatest mystery.
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Between advancing Allied forces with a thirst for revenge and a chronic lack of essential resources, the end of WWII was a living hell for Germans in Europe.
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The Roaring Twenties are most commonly associated with the United States — a time of liveliness, materialism, and excess. And being wealthy meant having it all.
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Slang is a great example of evolving language, but some sayings stick around, so we're spilling the beans on expressions we still use from the Victorian Era.
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Sacagawea's story is understood through the lens of a few white men who were around her for two years, but new research shows big mistakes in that narrative.
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Some prisons are worse than others, and the most brutal and dangerous of them all take away not just freedom but also basic rights and dignity.
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The fact that a nuclear weapon can go missing is somewhat shocking, but these so called "broken arrow" incidents have happened multiple times. Here's how.
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Whether caused by inept leadership, overconfidence, or opponents that simply fought better, these military victories were also catastrophic for the losing side.
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Dozens of men died when the USS Tang was felled by its own torpedo, but a few survived thanks to quick thinking, courage, and more than a little luck.
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Shootouts aren't too common, but given modern firepower, when they happen, they're often quite deadly, with innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.
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Unsolved Mysteries has featured more than 1,000 unsolved crimes, missing persons, and other mysteries. These Unsolved Mysteries have been cleared up.
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Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and the tragic war between the two countries has continued for over 1,300 days — with a tragic toll.
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Structural fires often start small and spread quickly, leaving little time for escape. That scenario made these some of the most terrifying fires in history.
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Opened in 1943, Los Baños was one of several prisoner of war camps operated by the Japanese in the Philippines in the final year of World War II.
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Some creepy cults just refuse to die. Despite destructive and tragic collapses, they show a tenacity matched only by cockroaches in a nuclear war.
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The deadly effects of radiation poisoning aren't limited to atomic warfare; radiation has killed scientists, spies, factory workers, and even children.
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When athletes compete, accidents and injuries are bound to occur. But some accidents are so traumatic and horrific, it's incredible the athlete survived at all.
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Months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. answered with a daring plan to send American planes into Japanese airspace to attack Tokyo.
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El Chapo headed the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico for two long stretches, separated by a prison term, as one of the most notorious and successful criminals ever.
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B-17 combat during World War II required the combined might of men and machines, but enemy fire was far from the only danger on the "Flying Fortresses."
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