HISTORY

11 Historical Figures Who Were Really Bad At Spelling

Would you recoil in terror if spell-check ever stopped working? Fear not: You're in good company.

The Terrifying Story of Bela Kiss, Hungary’s Most Murderous Bachelor

There were 174 marriage proposals—and dozens of bodies.

A LEGO ad for the new knight minifigures from 1978

Take A Look at The 40-Year Evolution of the LEGO Minifigures

The minifigure began as a massive, square dude with no face.

Bernarr Macfadden: Bodybuilder, Publisher, and Eccentric Prophet of Physical Culture

He helped launch the American obsession with diet and exercise—and the first true confession magazine.

The grave of the Somerton Man in Adelaide, South Australia

The Body of Australia's Somerton Man—a 70-Year-Old Cold Case—Might Be Exhumed

The victim's identity is just one of the story's many mysteries.

A Pocket Watch From the Titanic Surfaces and Sells for $57,500

The watch belonged to a Russian immigrant who planned to settle in the Bronx and become a dentist. He didn't make it.

Egbert Viele, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

The City That Never Seeps: The Underground History of Manhattan's Lost Minetta Brook

It's hard to imagine now, but New York City's Greenwich Village was once farmland. And the Minetta Brook ran right through it.

Prudence Upton, © Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London (2018)

A Puppet Drama About Charles Darwin Is Coming to London's Natural History Museum

The museum has one of the largest Darwin-related collections in the world, including some of the specimens he brought back from his voyage on the HMS Beagle.

'Museum in a Box' Brings Interactive Museum Collections to Classrooms

The initiative turns digitized museum collections into classroom exhibits.

Hunger Stones Bearing Ominous Messages Have Resurfaced in Drought-Stricken Europe

One contains the eerie inscription: "When you see me, weep."

Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, takes a ride through London with his zebra carriage.

Dubious Victorian Advice for Keeping 6 Unusual Pets

Tip: Don't buy the ones that look doped up on laudanum.

The Pennsylvania Resort Where You Can Rent a Frank Lloyd Wright House

Polymath Park brings together four Wright-related homes not far from Fallingwater.

The Palace of Versailles, Paris, France, early 20th century.

The Edwardian Women Who Claimed to Travel Back in Time

Was it ghosts, time travel, or a costume party gone awry?

12 Things to Know About Crazy Horse

He was called the fiercest warrior in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

10 Things You Might Not Know About The Battle Of The Bulge

A reporter coined the name.

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12 Facts About Elizabeth Cady Stanton

She was the first woman to run for Congress—and she wanted to donate her brain to science.

State of Texas/Larry D. Moore Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

10 Fascinating Facts About Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett, a.k.a. "King of the Wild Frontier" claimed to have killed 105 bears in one year, and also put a lot of effort into maintaining his wild image.