The Untold Story Of Jesse's Brother, Frank James
Virgil was Wyatt Earp's older brother, but it's Wyatt who gets all the attention these days. The same argument could be made for Jesse and Frank James.
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This Is What Queen Elizabeth I Did For Fun
Queen Elizabeth I had her pick of the litter in terms of recreational activities. Some of them got pretty gross. Here's what she did for fun.
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The Truth About The Only Successful Escape From Alcatraz
According to the Bureau of Prisons, Alcatraz as federal penitentiary saw 14 escape attempts, starting in 1936, when Joe Bowers tried to climb a chain link fence. But only one attempt was (possibly) successful.
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The Reason Queen Elizabeth I Refused To Name An Heir
Monarchies being what they are, provisions must be made for who takes over when the present occupant of the throne kicks the royal bucket. The whole megillah gets infinitely more complicated if the monarch in question didn't marry, and had, as part of her public image, the title "Virgin Queen."
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The Truth About The Detectives Who Stopped A Lincoln Assassination Plot
In all of the history of the United States, by 1861 no one had successfully assassinated a president, let alone a president-elect. That included Lincoln -- but that doesn't mean people hadn't tried.
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How Did Henry VIII Avoid Death From The 'Sweating Sickness'?
Henry VIII, King of England, was by no means the picture of health. By all reports a fairly robust, even athletic, man in his younger days, by the time he died in 1547, age 55, he was probably not what a lot of children wanted to grow up to be. But he did manage to avoid 'sweating sickness.'
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Bruce Lee Vs Muhammad Ali: Who Would Have Won?
Today's contestants are the creme de la creme: in the red corner, with a career 56 wins and three acrimonious divorces, we have two-time heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali. In the blue corner, martial arts icon and verifiable Green Hornet BFF Bruce Lee.
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This Was The Youngest Person Ever Given The Death Penalty
Until 2005, it was legal to execute juveniles in the United States. As Oyez details, the case of Roper v. Simmons put an end to capital punishment for citizens under 18 years of age. Before 2005? That was a different story.
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The Bus Accident That Changed Frida Kahlo's Life
She was only 18 when she took an ill-fated bus ride with a fellow student, Alejandro Gómez Arias. Though it would prove life changing, it may well be the reason we know her today.
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We Now Understand Why The Ottoman Empire Crumbled
Tsar Nicholas I of Russia is credited with coining the phrase "sick man of Europe" to refer to the declining Ottoman Empire. Though, as documented in The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire, Nicholas actually said, "We have a sick man on our hands, a very sick man." How far the mighty had fallen.
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Does Absinthe Actually Cause Hallucinations?
As The Book of Absinthe describes, the ever-witty Oscar Wilde once said, "After the first glass of absinthe you see things as you wish they were. After the second you see them as they are not. Finally you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world."
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Here's How Much Jimi Hendrix Was Worth When He Died
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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The Reason Chuck Berry Once Punched Keith Richards In The Face
There are a couple of schools of thought concerning the events which led Chuck Berry to hit Keith Richards so hard that his life Jumpin' Jack Flashed before his eyes. Here they are.
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The Truth About Josef Mengele's Death
Josef Mengele was a breed of monster all his own, a doctor who opted not to heal the sick but instead conducted torturous and often fatal experiments on Jews at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Here's how he died.
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The Tragic History Of Chinese Emperors
Only half of the emperor of China actually died in office. And that's just the beginning. This is the tragic history of Chinese emperors.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Mata Hari
Mata Hari has gone down in history as the femme fatale du jour of World War I. Mata Hari is the classic archetype. She was exotic and alluring, a promiscuous dancer, a courtesan, a divorcee, and a seductive spy. But that isn't Hari's whole story. This is the crazy real-life story of Mata Hari.
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The Real Reason Ringo Starr Quit The Beatles
It would be easy to assume that Ringo Starr decided to leave the Beatles due to ego. Shockingly, it wasn't ego that drove Ringo to leave the Fab Four mid-recording session on August 22nd, 1968. To hear it described by those involved, it was the opposite: he didn't feel good enough.
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Satan's Enigma: 'Possessed' Nun's Cryptic Message Decoded
A three hundred year-old 'possessed' nun's cryptic, Satanic messaged has finally been decoded.
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The Dog Breed That Once Hunted Bears
If you're trying to hunt bears, guns help, of course, but what you need is a good dog. Especially a bear dog. You'll want the Blue Ribbon Champion of bear annihilation: the Caucasian mountain dog, bred specifically to help take down Mr. Bruin in the Caucasus region of Russia.
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The Truth About The Legendary Shaolin Monk Warriors
Shaolin monk warriors seem to defy gravity and bend the laws of physics. This is the truth about the legendary Shaolin monk warriors.
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The Real Reason Brian Jones Left The Rolling Stones
Take a moment to let the following sentence sink in: One time, Keith Richards fired a guy for doing too many drugs. That man was Brian Jones.
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The Untold Truth Of James A. Garfield's Assassination
America's Gilded Age was a time of industrial advances, a soaring economy, and an honest-to-goodness debate about whether or not doctors should wash their hands before sticking them into a bullet wound.
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Here's What Tiger King Left Out About The Real Story
Even the most mundane life would be difficult to sum up in five hours and change, but the life of Joe Exotic has been anything but mundane. Here's what the makers of the hit Netflix series Tiger King: Muder, Mayhem and Madness left out about the real story.
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What Doc Antle From Tiger King Is Doing Now
Fans of the Netflix hit true-crime documentary series Tiger King may very well remember Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, the refined, theatrical South Carolina animal park owner. He is the kind of cool and collected character that the docuseries' main subject, Joe Exotic, aspired to be. Here's what he's up to.
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The Truth About Agatha Christie's Disappearance
After her husband cheated and her mother died in rapid succession, Agatha Christie packed her roadster, and took off by herself. The car was found, abandoned, the headlights still on and Agatha's suitcase and coat inside. What was missing was Agatha.
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The WWE Star With The Most Matches In History
Who do you think has the most WWE matches under his or her belt? Surely, it's someone like Hulk Hogan, with his legendary status as a WWE star? Turns out, he doesn't even make the Top Ten. Let's find out which WWE star has wrestled the most matches in history.
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The Truth About Alexander Hamilton's Death
Part of the fun of history is that interpretations of events seem to shift every so often. One thing historians agree upon, more than 200 years after the fact, is that Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr didn't like each other very much.
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