On the 140th anniversary of Millard Fillmore’s death, get the facts on the last Whig president.
Three asteroids passed by Earth this week closer than the distance from us to the moon.
Scientists have revived the world’s largest known virus from a piece of Siberian permafrost over 30,000 years old.
Explore the history behind six of the most famous Mardi Gras traditions, New Orleans-style.
In March 1954, members of an extremist Puerto Rican nationalist group launched a terrorist attack protesting U.S. control of the island.
On the 150th anniversary of the death of Andersonville’s first prisoner of war, look back at the notorious Confederate prison camp.
A new report provides insight into the amazing graveyard of fossilized whale skeletons unearthed during the construction of a Chilean highway.
Fifty years after he first won the heavyweight title, explore 10 surprising facts about boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
Researchers have confirmed that a tiny gem found in western Australia is the oldest known piece of Earth, dating back some 4.4 billion years.
The newly digitized 4,000-page diary chronicles the daily operations of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific during World War II.
Some 252 million years ago, the planet’s largest mass extinction took place in only around 60,000 years — almost instantaneously, relative to geologic time.
A new study of Stonehenge’s smaller rocks pinpoints their exact source, raising questions about how they may have been transported to the monument’s site.
As the Sochi Winter Games enter their final days, explore 10 surprising facts about the Winter Olympics.
When the Confederate submarine Hunley sank a Union warship 150 years ago, it didn’t change the course of the Civil War, yet it altered naval warfare forever.
Valentine’s Day is filled not only with cards, roses and chocolates but plenty of history as well.
Follow Eustace, Tom and Marty as they devote their lives to surviving off the grid, on their own terms.
Get the real story behind this famous World War II icon.
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