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

Other, lesser-known towns were often just as raucous as Tombstone and Deadwood. Jerome, Arizona, for example, was once called ...

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

Ettore Boiardi introduced a generation of Americans to spaghetti. His canned ravioli fed millions. And he has one of the most recognizable faces in the food industry. Yet few know the man behind the ...

The gold rush began after the precious metal was found at Sutter's Mill in 1848, and the influx of prospectors turned San Francisco into a boomtown.

On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, carried out the world's first airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Alongside its neighboring city El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia is considered the highest city in the world, with an elevation of approximately 12,000 feet (3,650 meters) above sea level.

In 1862, the Homestead Act set the stage for the dramatic transformation of Nebraska, as thousands of settlers sought a new life on the plains. The Homestead Act of 1862 promised 160 acres of land to ...

Shadow people are dark entities that have reportedly been spotted in dim rooms and abandoned buildings around the world, but there are several scientific explanations for their existence.

Bamburgh Castle was once home to the medieval rulers of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria and faced attacks by Normans, Scots, and Vikings.

When did Rome fall? 476 C.E. is commonly cited as the traditional end of the Western Roman Empire, but the actual collapse may have occurred decades later.

A series of 13th-century murals depicting the life of St. Maurille at France's Angers Cathedral have been photographed for the first time.