HISTORY

Before he led the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong worked as a librarian's assistant at Peking University.

In 1979, America came the closest it’s ever been to a commercial nuclear catastrophe when a malfunctioning valve led to a partial meltdown on Three Mile Island.

When discussing Marilyn's measurements, you have to take vintage clothing sizes into account.

Known as the 'sortes Virgilianae,' this method of predicting the future has been used by emperors, kings, writers, and scholars.

The U.S. military catalogued 285 incidents involving Japanese fu-go, mostly in the Western United States and Canada; one incident resulted in five deaths.

Between May and October 1893, nearly 26 million visitors gained entry to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Here are a few photos from the event.

Ulysses S. Grant was a complicated man in one of the most complicated times in United States history.

Laura Ingalls Wilder recalled the devastation they caused in the 1870s in 'On the Banks of Plum Creek.'

Milton S. Hershey almost traveled on the RMS 'Titanic.' Fortunately for chocolate lovers, he didn't.

The fall of Constantinople isn’t the only battle that helped usher in a whole new era of history.

Whether you were hoping to drop a few pounds or build that summer six-pack, the ancient world was loaded with helpful pointers about getting in shape.

The sinking of the RMS 'Titanic' shook the world—and forced better safety regulations to be put into place.