HISTORY

Ronda Rousey is among the fastest and most brutal fighters boxing and mixed martial arts has ever seen—but she’s not the only woman who’s made it in the boxing ring.

The Hoover-era video was recently rediscovered.

Modern research still hasn't solved the case, but these are some intriguing possibilities.

Joshua Norton declared himself "Emperor of These United States"—and San Francisco loved him for it.

Women played vital roles in the Revolution, serving as soldiers, raising morale, and even spying on the enemy.

Researchers have reconstructed how the Scottish city would have looked shortly before it was largely destroyed by the English army in 1544.

Look up the word pink in the dictionary, and you’ll probably find a lot more definitions than you might have expected. But of all the word’s meanings, the oldest on record is one that appears in only the most comprehensive dictionaries: Pink used to be ye

Following the unseating of the French monarchy and the institution of the French Republic in 1792, cultural revisionism was all the rage—and it extended to the Gregorian calendar.

Not so long ago, women couldn't be seen drinking in an Irish pub. Instead, they drank privately in snugs.

Incensed by the Stamp Act, colonists put on a series of fascinating protests.

Instead of an iron fist, King Louis XIV ruled with his dancing shoes.

We've come a long way since the days of snow shoes.