HISTORY

Did you realize how many idioms commonly used today have their origins in Renaissance literature and culture of the 16th and 17th centuries? These trendy turns of phrase are the best things since sliced bread—and nearly half a millennium older.

Computer scientists are developing algorithms for AI to complete the unfinished works of Beethoven and other classical music masters.

You can still find reminders of the days when horse-drawn transportation reigned.

The woman known as "Jane Roe" left an enormous mark on the nation’s political landscape—one that’s still at the fore a half-century later.

Find out how this sweet treat has influenced our culture and became a favorite of some of history's most notable figures.

The future founder of KFC didn’t start the shootout, but he did finish it.

In 1996, Taco Bell pulled a fast one by announcing they had bought the Liberty Bell and were taking it to company headquarters in Irvine. Not everyone thought it was funny.

From lost pieces of media to irreplaceable works of art to literal pirate booty, these are the amazing and tragic stories behind valuables that seem to be gone forever.

From a diabolical Bible to a mournful Japanese war poem, here are eight texts that have been blamed for madness, misfortune, and death.

Women were everywhere on the 16th- and 17th-century literary scene, writing and publishing alongside men—but many of their names are still unknown.

This historical video shows just how different a day at the beach was at the turn of the 20th century.

Honorary citizenship is granted by Congress and the president, and has only ever been bestowed upon eight people. Here's what they did to deserve it.