Category Archives: History
Rare footage of three astronauts moments before they lost their lives in the Apollo 1 tragedy
The audio from the cockpit before the three astronauts got swallowed in flames sends shivers [...]
Original handwritten ‘Sherlock Holmes’ manuscript likely to fetch $1.2 million at auction
The sale will also include a collection of rare letters penned by Doyle about an [...]
Cool video reveals why people in old movies talked funny
This speech pattern isn’t completely British or completely American. There’s a distinct accent that American [...]
He left for a space mission. When he returned after 5000 Earth orbits, his whole country was gone
Russian astronaut Sergei Krikalev had to spend 312 days extra in space. What he saw [...]
Titanic survivor reveals the one souvenir he kept from the tragedy that stunned the world in 1912
Frank Prentice worked as an assistant purser and would handle money and supplies aboard the [...]
Mystery of secret note hidden in 1888 woman’s silk dress finally solved by a codebreaker
Archaeologist Sara Rivers Cofield bought this dress from an antique mall in Maine, not knowing [...]
Maya Angelou’s inspiring journey from a waitress and dancer to a legendary writer
At 15, Maya Angelou changed the course of her life by becoming San Francisco’s first [...]
Astonishing discovery reveals humans were living inside a giant lava tube 7,000 years ago
Researchers have discovered artifacts, animal bones, rock sculptures and other evidence that suggest that humans [...]
Astronaut recorded a chilling clip of the Twin Towers collapsing in the 9/11 attack from space
The most tragic part of this clip is the fact that astronaut Frank Culbertson was [...]
9 Infamous Assassins and the World Leaders They Dispatched
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. 3b49830u) The murder of a president, prime [...]
6 Teenagers Who Made History
© Photos.com/Getty Images Plus Once in a while, a very savvy and smart kid makes [...]
Gilles de Rais: History’s First Serial Killer?
Le Procès Inquisitorial de Gilles de Rais, Maréchal de France, Paris, 1921 Even if there [...]
Pirate School: 5 Things You Can Shoot from a Cannon
Cannon© LeStudio/Shutterstock.com For centuries, heavy metal cannons were the epitome of military weaponry. Massive cannons [...]
The Time Julius Caesar Was Captured by Pirates
© ViewApart/Fotolia In the 1st century BCE the Mediterranean Sea had a crime problem. Specifically, [...]
Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar
© Jakez/Shutterstock.com When it comes to calendars, small errors can add up over time. The [...]