All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day.
History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world’s major wars.
From prehistory, though antiquity and into the 21st century, all of history’s biggest chapters.
The stories behind the faiths, food, entertainment and holidays that shape our world.
The pivotal discoveries, visionary inventors and natural phenomena that impacted history.
Vlad Dracula earned his nickname "The Impaler" for a gruesome sight he left at his abandoned palace.
Vampire legends have permeated many cultures, but is there any truth to these blood-sucking, un-dead creatures?
Halloween was originally called Samhain and marked the end of the harvest season for Celtic farmers.
In the 1850s, families began commissioning portraits of their deceased loved ones in a trend that came to be known as "memento mori" photography.
Trick or treating is now innocent Halloween fun, but before kids went door to door, the holiday was all about mischief and mayhem.