New technology makes it easier than ever to clear up the misidentifications of the past—of which there are many.
Vikings knew their way around a spindle, but new research reveals that Inuit in the Arctic were also spinning wool long before the Norse came upon their shores.
All eight crew members were eerily in position at their stations when the sub was discovered on the ocean floor. Why hadn't they run?
Adrian Cronauer saw his role on the radio in Vietnam as a way to keep members of the military entertained as they served their country.
Karl Koecher and his wife lived a swinging, gold-plated life in New York City—all the while funneling classified information to the Soviets.
A 2013 letter to the FBI, if real, suggests the Anglin brothers and Frank Morris survived one of the most daring—and dangerous—prison breaks of all time.
An unprecedented 40 days without rainfall exposed the perfectly circular outline of what was likely an ancient meeting place.
For decades, they denied their German roots, claiming to be of Scandinavian origin.
