Every decade has its memorable stars — the celebrities who either manage to capture the zeitgeist of the era, or those who become famous through sheer magnetism and charisma. Many of the women on this ...

For whatever reason, the ’90s were an oddly prolific time for cults associated with infamously violent acts. Two years after the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo released deadly sarin gas in a Tokyo subway ...

Although the Titanic disaster has been the subject of public mourning and fascination for over a century, there’s a reason that James Cameron made his world-famous blockbuster about it when he did. He ...

Every year, Alaska receives well over two million tourists. One of the most popular destinations is the city of Fairbanks, but few know that a laboratory sits just outside the city. There, scientists ...

The position of President of the United States is one of the most difficult and powerful jobs in the world. Although the United States government is built on a system of checks and balances, there are ...

Before explorers, pioneers, and cartographers, the world must have seemed very small. Eventually, people started mapping the land around them and venturing further into unexplored areas, and we’ve ...

For most of us, colonial America is a time period vaguely remembered from history lessons in school as children. Important figures such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin stand out, as well as ...

Many of the events from World War II turned France into the country it is today. The nation went through immense hardship under German control, and a lot of that history has resurfaced over the years.

Asha de Vos arrived on the scene with something of an ace up her sleeve in 2008. You see, for the past 26 years, Sri Lanka had been beset by a relentless civil war that put exploration of its oceans ...

What constitutes a great drummer is up for debate. But it’s agreed that they’re the musicians who give a song its backbone, aiding a great track and lending the head-banging sound to a set. Whether ...

The Medieval period, also called the Middle Ages, spanned from the 5th century through the 15th century. This era became famous for the Bubonic Plague, Crusades, and harsh life. But many peoples’ ...

Born in Tasmania in 1909, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, Errol Flynn became one of the most recognizable movie stars in the world. Best-known for his roles as a suave swashbuckler, his good looks ...