Gregory Wakeman

How four squabbling heroes helped launch the Marvel universe and usher in a new era for comics.

When Julius Caesar crossed this small Italian river, he established history’s most famous point of no return.

The rise, fall and reinvention of Hollywood’s favorite gimmick.

One early sobriety test was called the Drunkometer.

Sybil Ludington's midnight ride was longer—and more dangerous.

A famous pratfall helped 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' stumble its way into television history.

Early reels showed America’s most famous national parks in 3D.

What started as a royal wedding became a global beerfest.

One of the country’s most famous figures introduced America to the gooey pasta dish.

We have an actor to thank for the stereotypical voice, matey!

The 1975 breakthrough album channeled their heartache and hope.

Orwell’s allegory didn’t make it to the screen exactly as he wrote it.

It's the core enigma of Orson Welles' movie masterpiece.

Not yet famous, he briefly popped up as a person of interest.

It's far less known—but equally as perilous—for ships and planes.

Its French inventor originally called it 'The Magic Screen.'

The DeLorean became a time machine with a 'flux capacitor.'

The legendary Greek poet behind 'The Odyssey' and 'The Iliad' is often depicted as blind—was he even real?

It was originally designed to lift employee morale after a rocky corporate merger.

Roman citizens could enter the arena for free to watch gladiator fights, mock naval battles, wild animal hunts—and plenty of death.

In Homer’s epic poem, the Greek warrior encounters cyclops, sorcerers and cannibals on his 10-year journey home from war.

The legendary singer-songwriter mixed folk and rock, and proved longer songs could become hits.

The jewelry gave wearers the opportunity to track their feelings.

History is filled with tortured stories of people drinking gold, transfusing blood and taking potions to defy death.