Aaron Randle

From hot-air balloons floating over Paris to a dirigible crashing over New Jersey, here are some of the biggest moments of aviation history.

These rulers were often as innovative and ingenious as they were brutal and corrupt.

'Pong,' 'Space Invaders' and 'Pac-Man' helped spawn a juggernaut industry.

To ditch the infamous federal penitentiary, inmates tried everything from paper-mâché masks to a military impersonation to a bloody revolt.

The federal penitentiary housed not only hardened criminals, but also people the government wanted to make an example of.

The Wilmington, North Carolina massacre decimated Black political and economic power in the city for nearly 100 years.

From shipyards to factories to government administrative offices, Black women worked to battle authoritarianism abroad and racism at home.

From soaring oratory like the Gettysburg Address to folksy, humorous yarns, Lincoln knew how to wield the power of words.

Ali, ill with Parkinson's, went to Baghdad as a citizen diplomat.

It came. It thawed. It conquered. Along the way, the frozen meal in a box had multiple creators.

Some confections even played a role in U.S. history.

Nathan 'Nearest' Green, who taught Jack Daniel the art of whiskey distillation, went unacknowledged for more than 150 years.