Following Republican victories in the 1930 midterms, Democrats gained control of the House of Representatives after ...

Annabelle is one of the world's most famous supposedly haunted dolls, but the real-life version looks nothing like the ...

World War II began just five months after the Spanish Civil War ended. Here are five key ways the conflict in Spain foreshadowed what would become the largest and deadliest war in human history.

In countless mummy movies, all it takes is a recitation from a book of spells to awaken the dead and unleash horror. Real ancient Egyptians also believed in the magical power of written words, but ...

Born into a wealthy banking family in Hartford, Connecticut, J.P. Morgan followed his father into finance and became one of the most influential financiers of the Gilded Age. He r ...

Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico’s victory over France at the 1862 Battle of Puebla. It is not Mexican Independence Day, a common misconception. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in Mexico, but celebrations ...

What are the oldest stories in the world? Some of these tales were written down in very ancient times, while others have been retold from generation to generation for tens of thousands of years.

On October 27, 1966, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” makes its debut on CBS and delights American viewers. The animated special becomes a seasonal classic, watched by generations of families ...

In 2017, several news organizations revealed the existence of the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program (AATIP), a U.S. government-funded program that investigated unidentified flying ...

The English philosopher and political theorist John Locke (1632-1704) laid much of the groundwork for the Enlightenment and made central contributions to the development of liberalism. Trained in ...

The Civil War was the deadliest of all American wars. No one disagrees with that. But how many died has long been a matter of debate. For more than a century, the most-accepted estimate was about ...

Halloween had long been a night of revelry and mischief for adults and children, and was seen as a positive outlet—particularly for young men—to blow off steam. This ranged from stealing neighbors’ ...