Other, lesser-known towns were often just as raucous as Tombstone and Deadwood. Jerome, Arizona, for example, was once called "the wickedest town in the West" because of its proliferation of bars, ...

From 1934 to 1946, the NKVD terrorized and murdered countless Soviet citizens who were accused of being disloyal to Joseph Stalin.

Throughout the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the early years of the Gilded Age, Thomas Nast used his political cartoons published in Harper's Weekly to satirize current events, expose corruption, and ...

Most believe that Jesus was buried at the present site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, though other locations have been suggested.

When did Rome fall? 476 C.E. is commonly cited as the traditional end of the Western Roman Empire, but the actual collapse may have occurred decades later.

The Ark of the Covenant is one of the most sacred relics of Jewish and Christian tradition. The chest is said to hold the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were originally inscribed, and ...

While tickling may elicit laughter, "tickle torture" has been used as a tactic to interrogate, abuse, or humiliate victims for centuries.

Linda Napolitano claimed that three aliens abducted her from her Manhattan apartment and beamed her into their ship on November 30, 1989. Her story was allegedly corroborated by 23 witnesses — but ...

A British passenger steamship, the RMS Carpathia responded to the Titanic's distress calls on April 15, 1912 to rescue the ship's survivors.

While the Los Angeles Mafia never rose to the same notoriety as its counterparts in New York and Chicago, the crime family infiltrated Hollywood, had a hand in the growth of Las Vegas, and terrorized ...

The Cottingley Fairies photos captivated countless people, including photography experts, members of the spiritualist movement, and the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

The Amityville Horror House is the site of one of America’s most popular ghost stories. The home’s dark reputation dates back to 1974, when Ronald DeFeo Jr. fatally shot his parents and siblings in ...