One of the best ways we can learn about the past is through the skeletons discovered in the present. Dinosaur bones have led to some of the most important findings about the evolution of life on Earth ...

The world has changed so much in the last few decades that the ’80s almost seem like a fantasy. Was Kylie Minogue really that popular? Did we really use enough hairspray to put a small hole in the ...

It’s incredible to think of all the people who lived on this planet before us and what their lives were like. While they might be gone, they left behind the buildings and other structures they created ...

Those who knew Marilyn Monroe or have studied her history closely are likely well aware that she had a surprisingly tough life. Behind all the glamor and fame was inner turmoil, underestimation, and ...

Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Baker in 1926. She would go on to become one of the most famous actresses the world would ever see. From her trademark pout and platinum blonde hair to the ups and ...

The Civil War was a brutal, bloody conflict that threatened to tear the United States apart, just a few decades after the nation was born. The conflict left scars across the country that can still be ...

Regarded as a French heroine during the Lancastrian period of the Hundred Year’s War, Joan of Arc was born to a peasant family in northeast France. In her youth, Joan claimed that she received visions ...

However, thanks to the positioning of military academies like West Point, the South did have the edge in terms of military leadership. Although some of the generals we’re about to discuss had ...

It might be difficult to imagine that the swashbuckling, arrow-dodging Indiana Jones has any root in reality, but he does. Hiram Bingham III was a multi-talented professor, historian and accidental ...

Everyone loves a trip down memory lane to relive the good old days. The 1980s and 1990s were a very special time for the McDonald’s chain as it grew in popularity all over the world. Here’s a look at ...

Living to be 100 years old is no small feat. Only a few people ever live to see an entire century pass them by. So, there must be a secret to get that elusive third digit in age, since it’s a ...

Movie twists have been around since the inception of the film industry. A plot twist is a storytelling technique that keeps people coming back for more. The 1980s gave birth to a series of new film ...