Surrounded by the cold water of the largest bay on the West Coast of the United States, Alcatraz Island housed the most dreaded maximum security prison and the oldest American lighthouse. For 29 years no one had successfully escaped from there … or so the...

The notorious 17th century witch trial of the Pendle Witches

A very quick trip

From hijacking planes and taking hostages to assassinating businessmen and planting bombs, he was one of the 20th century's most prolific terrorists.

Meet The "Wickedest Man In The World" Who Horrified 20th-Century Britain. He lived by a simple principle his entire life - "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law"

Who has become the subject of American folklore

Secrets found from Alfred Rosenberg’s file

Found only in the forests of Papua New Guinea, this unique insect' population has been steadily decreasing in recent years.

Justinian’s Plague Brought Constantinople To Her Knees

After flooding a Russian position with chlorine gas the German Army though they were clear to move in. They were wrong.

Both men and women paid up to $300 to “feel and finger” his muscles.

How two men solidified their place in history by tricking a crowd full of geniuses.

Did you know his biographer kept the bones of Poe's wife under his bed?

1960s Afghanistan presents a stark contrast to the war-torn region we recognize today. Take a peek at the way Afghanistan was — and how it can be again.

These haunting images of Hiroshima before and after the atomic bomb reveal a city razed and a people traumatized by unprecedented devastation.