Arts & Entertainment

On August 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc rocks his first Bronx party, debuting a game-changing turntable move that electrifies the crowd.

They lived a lie to save lives. This is the true story behind "Argo."

Is it true that Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton played a role in the invention that lead to Johnny Carson? Stay tuned!

Makers of the show "The Six Million Dollar Man" discovered that their prop mannequin was actually the mummified corpse of an outlaw.

Count down the top Black musicians in each decade—from the Empress of Blues to Cardi B.

Ziggy Marley talks about his famous family and his favorite memories of his father.

Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was cemented as a premier writer of late 19th century America with his works "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Find out more about his life and writing in this video.

The chemistry between Stan Lee's script and Steve Ditko's art made the tale of a high school outcast accidentally bitten by a radioactive spider an instant success.

Two civil rights activists produce an ethnically correct Black doll and usher in a new standard for the toy industry.

Do you ever feel like you have the most common name ever? From Emily to Micheal to Sarah, these names have caught many parents' eyes and defined decades. Check out the most popular baby names in every decade, in this episode of History By the Decade.

From the soirees of 1920s Paris to the festivals of King Henry VIII's court, history was full of outrageous celebrations. So grab some champagne and take a tour of the 9 craziest parties in history in this episode of History Countdown.

The stars! The sights! See Hollywood as it was in the 1960s, as television and movies became equals in Los Angeles' most famous neighborhood.

Some of the 20th century's most important inventions—computers, transistors, satellites—were pioneered at Bell Labs. But these scientists also delved into the creative, and their research in computer-generated films and music would set the foundation for an entire future of media.

Pomp and Circumstance was originally used in King Edward VII’s coronation. Four years later, it was played as everyone was leaving Yale University because the song's composer was receiving an honorary degree.

In 1967, Philco-Ford produced a short film exploring what the "Home of the Future" might look like. We re-examine this film to see what they got right about the future - and what was wrong with the past.

Learn about the long Hollywood history of the oft-remade film "A Star Is Born."

Take a journey through the history of science fiction and examine the cultural influences such as the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, and space exploration, that influenced Stanley Kubrick's 1968 visionary film "2001: A Space Odyssey."

From the Bob to the Man Bun, explore 100 years of iconic hairstyles.

Anna May Wong was a silver screen icon and trailblazer for representation in Hollywood, known as America's first Asian American A-lister.

An accomplished actress, Lucille Ball was also a studio executive and producer who brought us shows like Star Trek and Mission: Impossible.

Superman hit the big screen in 1941 via a Fleischer cartoon—faster than a bullet, stronger than a train, leaping tall buildings!