Remember when a little-known web blog helped blow up a presidency? And a music-streaming service called Napster wreaked havoc in the recording industry?

Doctors treating the wounded likely had to quickly decide if soldiers were worth saving.

The sale brings up the controversial issue of whether putting such artifacts on sale wrongfully encourages the trade of racist symbols and objects.

Without the death-defying thrill of jumping, life was boring, he said. But that wasn't the only reason he kept at it.

One storm left an estimated 8,000 dead in its wake, while an epic flood carried human bodies some 350 miles away.

In the late 19th century, psychiatrists and doctors began to label same-sex desire in medical terms—and looking for ways to reverse it.

There have always been daredevils. But never has there been such a variety of creative ways to defy death—and break a few world records along the way.

Since the 2015 massacre at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church, 37 schools honoring Confederate icons have changed their names, while about 100 others haven’t.

A historic surplus and a bright idea led to relief for thousands of unemployed men during the height of the Depression.

No passports or visas were needed to enter the United States through Ellis Island at this time. In fact, no papers were required at all.