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The Breakers: Inside The Opulent Gilded Age Mansion Built By Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in the 1890s, the Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, is the epitome of a palatial Gilded Age mansion.
‘A Cultural And Historical Atrocity’: A Carving Older Than The Pyramids Was Just Destroyed By Border Wall Construction In Arizona
Laborers building the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert damaged a 6,500-year-old geoglyph known as the Las Playas Intaglio.
Michael Malloy Was Murdered In An Insurance Scam — But It Took His Killers Many Attempts To Finish The Job
After a group of men in the Bronx plotted to murder Michael Malloy for the insurance money, they found that the homeless alcoholic was difficult to kill.
Archaeologists Believe That This Mass Grave Found In Latvia Holds The Brutalized Victims Of A Viking Raid
A 1,200-year-old burial with six sets of remains that was found at Čunkāni-Dreņģeri cemetery may hold the grisly aftermath of a Viking raid.
The Chilling Story Behind The Only Photo Ever Taken Of A Condemned Prisoner Dying In The Electric Chair
Ruth Snyder was executed in January 1928 after being found guilty of murder, and a newspaper photographer covertly took a picture of her as she died.
Why Ellie Nesler Was Hailed As A Hero For Shooting A Man In A California Courtroom
Public opinion turned against Ellie Nesler when it was revealed that she was high on meth when she shot Daniel Mark Driver.
This Painting Was Purchased At An Estate Sale In Michigan For $30. It Just Sold At Auction For $1.3 Million
In 2025, a man purchased Gertrude Abercrombie’s 1951 painting “Alderman Merriam’s Shells” in Michigan for $30 — and just sold it for $1.3 million.
33 Vintage Photos Of Old Penn Station Before It Was Destroyed
It used to be the fourth largest building in the world — now it’s a windowless underground pit.
The Incredible Story Of Unsinkable Sam, The Cat That Allegedly Survived Three Shipwrecks During World War 2
Unsinkable Sam was a black-and-white cat named Oscar who was purportedly lived through three shipwrecks in 1941.
Kouri Richins Wrote A Book About Grief After Her Husband’s Death — Then She Was Convicted Of His Murder
Kouri Richins poisoned her husband Eric with a cocktail laced with fentanyl.
How Jack McCall Murdered Wild Bill Hickok, One Of The Most Legendary Lawmen Of The Old West
Jack McCall shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back of the head as he played poker in August 1876.
‘It Would Have Been Very Gruesome’: Researchers Just Proved That Egyptian Rulers Were Buried With Dozens Of Human Sacrifices
Researchers studying remains from the royal cemetery of Umm el-Qaab in Abydos found that the pharaohs were buried alongside human sacrifices.
Fart Proudly, The Essay On Flatulence That Benjamin Franklin Wrote While Serving As The Minister To France
In 1781, Benjamin Franklin wrote a satirical essay on flatulence that’s known today as “Fart Proudly.”
The Controversial Life Of Robert Wagner And His Troubled Marriage To Natalie Wood
Robert Wagner’s wife, actress Natalie Wood, drowned under mysterious circumstances in November 1981.
Melting Ice In Southern Norway Just Revealed Dozens Of Prehistoric Arrows Dating As Far Back As 6,000 Years
Archaeologists exploring Kvitingskjølen mountain recently came across dozens of prehistoric arrows dating as far back as 6,000 years.
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