Though John Adams was old and ill when he died, the curious timing of his demise sparked countless unusual theories.

Researchers in Virginia uncovered the 18th-century foundation of Williamsburg Bray School, America's oldest schoolhouse for Black children.

From 1934 to 1946, the NKVD terrorized and murdered countless Soviet citizens who were accused of being disloyal to Joseph Stalin.

In ancient Egyptian funerary rituals, canopic jars were used to hold embalmed human organs removed from the body during mummification.

Go inside the incredible triumphs and heartbreaking tragedies of Golden Age Hollywood's most iconic actresses — pictured in stunning color.

At the site of a Roman encampment from the Marcomannic Wars, archaeologists in South Moravia found a soldier's bronze wrist purse.

Today, the town of Vergina is a quiet, unassuming place, despite the remarkable ancient monuments scattered nearby. Tucked into a quiet region of Greece, it has a population of just over 1,000 people.

A construction project in Lisbjerg, Denmark, took a surprising turn when work at the site turned up dozens of 10th-century Viking graves. Not only are the burials packed with incredible grave goods, ...

Katarzyna Zowada, a 23-year-old university student based in Kraków, Poland, mysteriously vanished on Nov. 12, 1998. She was supposed to attend an important therapy appointment that day, so her mother ...

Like many musicians, Luther Vandross had his vices. While other performers often turned to drugs or alcohol, however, Vandross’ Achilles’ heel was junk food. Tragically, his self-proclaimed “obsession ...

Scientists built a primitive canoe using only tools and methods available during the Stone Age to see if they could complete the 140-mile journey early humans made 30,000 years ago.

Harriet Jacobs published "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" in 1861 about the abuse she faced while enslaved and her escape to the North.