The wreck of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese treasure ship seized by pirates in 1721, has been identified near ...

Though John Adams was old and ill when he died, the curious timing of his demise sparked countless unusual theories.

Other, lesser-known towns were often just as raucous as Tombstone and Deadwood. Jerome, Arizona, for example, was once called ...

What happened on this day in history: India gains its independence from the United Kingdom, the first day of the Woodstock music festival begins, and more events from August 15th.

Established in 1931, the Five Families of the Italian-American Mafia in New York City consist of the Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, Bonanno, and Colombo families.

In 1915, Ernest Shackleton and his crew set out on an expedition in the Endurance to become the first team to make a land crossing of Antarctica. Their ship would become stuck in the ice and sink, ...

People experiencing sleep paralysis often describe seeing the Hat Man, a faceless shadow figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat, standing right there in their bedroom.

The Hope Diamond is not named because it inspires hope. Instead, the famous gemstone was named after a British gem collector. And the diamond itself has a tumultuous history full of death, tragedy, ...

Cave wyrms are monsters from European mythology that resemble dragons in many ways, though they can't fly or breathe fire.