Hoffa Not Found
Wednesday May 31, 2006
The FBI has spent two weeks searching a horse farm in Milford Township, just outside of Detroit, MI. They were looking for Teamster union leader Jimmy Hoffa's body after receiving ... Read More
Charles Manson
Tuesday May 30, 2006
Charles Manson is a convicted serial killer who has become an icon of evil. In the late 1960s, Manson founded a hippie, cult group known as "the Family" whom he ... Read More
Vietnam War Pictures
Friday May 26, 2006
A large compilation of photos about the Vietnam War, including combat action, life in the jungle, wounded, P.O.W.s, entertainers, tanks, helicopters, and ships.
There's a ton of pictures, but be sure ... Read More
JFK Says Let's Land a Man on the Moon
Thursday May 25, 2006
On May 25, 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy stood in front of a joint session of Congress and stated that the United States should set as a goal: ... Read More
What do The Da Vinci Code, the British Museum, and Actor Tony Robinson Have in Common?
Tuesday May 23, 2006
The answer: a new British gameshow called, Codex. Very loosely based on the popular book, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, contestants of the new gameshow will be locked ... Read More
King Tut's Missing Member
Sunday May 21, 2006
It was photographed by Harry Burton during the excavation of King Tut's tomb in 1922, but it was reported missing in 1968. Although many feared it had been stolen, King ... Read More
New History Game!
Thursday May 18, 2006
I'll give you hints; you have to figure out the historical person. Test your knowledge of the 20th century by trying out this new History Game. How many guesses does ... Read More
Einstein's Declaration to Become a U.S. Citizen
Thursday May 18, 2006
Famous physicist Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany but changed his citizenship multiple times during his lifetime. At various periods of his life, he was a citizen of Germany, ... Read More
New Search for Hoffa
Wednesday May 17, 2006
It has been over thirty years since Teamster union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, but his fate has continued to be a mystery. This week, the FBI received a tip that ... Read More
Intruder Enters Queen Elizabeth's Bedroom
Monday May 15, 2006
Early on Friday morning, July 9, 1982, Queen Elizabeth II woke to find a strange man sitting at the end of her bed. Her calls for help were left unanswered.
Cause of Booker T. Washington's Death Found
Thursday May 11, 2006
The medical records of Booker T. Washington, the famous African-American who founded the Tuskegee Institute, have recently been re-examined during a medical conference at the University of Maryland. When Washington ... Read More
Mengele's "Children": The Twins of Auschwitz
Wednesday May 10, 2006
Josef Mengele's seeming omnipresence at the ramp in Auschwitz as well as his fascination with twins have incited images of a mad, evil monster. His ability to elude capture had ... Read More
Dewey Defeats Truman
Tuesday May 9, 2006
On the morning after the 1948 presidential election, the Chicago Daily Tribune's headline read "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN." That's what the Republicans, the polls, the newspapers, the political writers, and even ... Read More
Sinking of the Lusitania
Sunday May 7, 2006
On May 7, 1915, the British passenger ship, the Lusitania, was sunk by a German U-boat. The high death toll shocked the world and the loss of American citizens swayed ... Read More
The Hindenburg Disaster
Thursday May 4, 2006
At 7:25 p.m. on May 6, 1937, while the Hindenburg was attempting to land at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, a flame appeared on the outer cover ... Read More
The War is Over . . . Please Come Out
Wednesday May 3, 2006
Unaware that World War II had ended, Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army spent 30 years hiding on the remote Philippine island of Lubang. After years of living ... Read More
Titanic Memorabilia Sold
Monday May 1, 2006
Having no pockets, Titanic passenger Helen Churchill Candee handed a miniature portrait of her mother to a male friend as she scrambled to leave the sinking ship. That miniature was ... Read More

