Among some Native American cultures in the southwestern United States, there are stories of a deity known as Kokopelli. A kachina, or spirit, Kokopelli is said to preside over fertility and ...

Gorbachev also ended the Soviet Union's seemingly endless war in Afghanistan, reduced Soviet military presence in Eastern Europe, and resolved not to use force when the Berlin Wall, which separated ...

Athelstan rose to become England’s first king in the early 10th century. But his journey to the throne was far from easy. Born to Edward the Elder and his mistress, Athelstan faced opposition due to ...

The allure of Prince’s music was undeniable. After skyrocketing to success in the 1980s thanks to his unique musical talents and provocative onstage presence, Prince cemented himself as one of the ...

For her part, Marie Antoinette was happy to have a girl. As her lady-in-waiting Madame Campon wrote in her memoirs, upon learning the sex of her baby after a difficult birth, Marie purportedly stated: ...

Philip Hamilton was born on January 22, 1782, in Albany, New York. That spring, Alexander Hamilton wrote to Richard Kidder Meade, an American Army officer, about how proud he was of his newborn son.

Witnesses who've allegedly encountered the Beast of Bray Road describe it as tall and hairy, with glowing eyes, long claws, and the stench of rotting meat. Through the rural community of Elkhorn, ...

This is when Blanco became known as “The Godmother.” Blanco found an ingenious way to smuggle cocaine into New York. She had young women fly on planes with cocaine hidden in their bras and underwear, ...

According to The Guardian, Sullenberger had hit birds three or four times in his career as a pilot, but on those occasions, the strikes hadn’t even dented the plane.This felt different. The whine of ...

More than 20,000 people have vanished in the stretch of forest between Utqiagvik, Anchorage, and Juneau known as the Alaska Triangle — and some say paranormal forces may be to blame. The Bermuda ...

Born on August 11, 1946, Marilyn vos Savant is an American magazine columnist who was honored in the Guinness Book of Records in 1986 for holding the highest IQ ever recorded: 228. Her intelligence ...

Ever since she first saw the Heavener Runestone as a young girl, Gloria Farley was obsessed with unlocking the secrets behind the symbols carved into this eastern Oklahoma curiosity. This massive, ...