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 ...

The first atomic bomb is detonated near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945. The successful test paved the way for the ...

Ida Siekmann had been holed up for days. Nine days earlier, workers had sealed the border to her country by dead of night. Three days earlier, the front entrance to her apartment had been blocked off ...

For centuries, explorers have scaled mountains, examined a boat-shaped geological formation and scrutinized fragments of ancient wood in hopes of locating one of history’s most famous lost objects: ...

St. Valentine was a third-century Christian priest who was killed on February 14 in A.D. 269 or 270. Historical records about him are sparse, and there might have been more than one Valentine who died ...

The airplane had existed for little more than a decade by the outbreak of World War I, but both sides of the conflict quickly recognized the advantages of creating flying war machines and worked ...

On the first Monday in September, many Americans celebrate Labor Day with parties or barbecues. Others mark Labor Day weekend, often considered the last weekend of summer, with a vacation or a trip to ...

Known for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve—and for "Seinfeld" fans, of course, Festivus—December is filled with cherished traditions. But beyond these celebrations, the month boasts tales ...

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 argued over a lot of things, but one of their biggest debates was over how the United States should elect its president. Some among the Founding ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a giant 4,500-year-old limestone statue situated near the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. Measuring 240 feet (73 meters) long and 66 feet (20 meters) high, the Great Sphinx ...

Before the Civil War, infantry soldiers typically carried muskets that held just one bullet at a time. The range of these muskets was about 250 yards. However, a soldier trying to aim and shoot with ...