When Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was young, he desperately wanted to be an artist. Unfortunately for him and the rest of the world, he just wasn't good enough to become ... Read More

One would think that surviving one atomic attack would be enough, but one Japanese man amazingly survived two. On August 6, 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on a business ... Read More

On March 9, 2009, the iconic children's doll, Barbie, turned 50 years old. Barbie has changed a lot since her debut in a black-and-white striped swimsuit. The 11 1/2 inch ... Read More

After a disastrous battle at Fromelles on July 19 and 20, 1916 during World War I, thousands of Australian and British troops lay dead. The Germans, with little time to ... Read More

On March 29, 1974, three farmers stumbled upon one of the greatest archaeological finds of the twentieth century - the discovery of Qin Shihuangdi's ancient terracotta army. Learn more about ... Read More

Whether you are just beginning to learn about the Holocaust or you are looking for more in-depth stories about the subject, this page is for you. The beginner will find ... Read More

Back in the 1960s, Charles Manson was a good looking, charismatic man who had a cult following. The reason he is still serving a life sentence in prison is because ... Read More

A mysterious oil painting has surfaced that has people talking. The painting, seemingly inspired by Raphael's 16th-century masterpiece The School of Athens, features 103 famous persons from throughout history. You ... Read More

On June 1, 2001, Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal was drunk and angry (apparently there was a dispute with his parents as to whom he should marry). The Crown Prince, ... Read More

At 2 p.m. on March 3, 2009, the six-story Historical Archive in Cologne, Germany collapsed into a pile of rubble. Two people are still missing. The cause of the collapse ... Read More

In a recent survey of 1,200 British schoolchildren, age 11 to 16, it was discovered that many of them don't know that Auschwitz was a Nazi death camp. Some mistook ... Read More

On September 30, 1955, movie star James Dean was driving his new Porsche 550 Spyder when he hit another car nearly head-on. James Dean, only 24-years-old, died in the crash. ... Read More

Up for auction in early March were some of Gandhi's very few personal possessions: a pair of Gandhi's glasses, a pocket watch, and sandals. After trying for several weeks, the ... Read More

No one wants a war between man and machine, as seen in the Matrix, Terminator, or Battlestar Galactica. So a group of scientists have created a robot that can express ... Read More

In 1928, Roald Amundsen, who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, disappeared while flying in a plane during a rescue mission. The plane and Amundsen's remains were ... Read More

On February 24, 2009, a new monument to the Queen Mother was unveiled. The nine-foot and six-inch, bronze statue, sculpted by Philip Jackson, was placed near the statue of her ... Read More

Mata Hari was an exotic dancer and courtesan, killed by the French for espionage during WWI. Who was Mata Hari? Was she really a spy?