Despite constant changes to trends, beauty standards, and fashion boundaries, one constant aspect of the human experience is the desire to strip down to the skivvies and head to the beach. While ...

While they’re the subject of warm, nostalgic feelings now, the ’80s were once a time that seemed to a carry a high-tech future just around the corner. The world was embroiled in international ...

Although the unprecedented scale of World War I was grand enough to give it the nickname The War To End All Wars, it only took about 20 years after the fact before that perception was proven wrong.

St. Kilda is Britain’s most isolated archipelago. Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its natural features and unique breed of sheep. But St Kilda has a long, dark history before it was ...

Those who knew Marilyn Monroe or have studied her history closely are likely well aware that she had a surprisingly tough life. Behind all the glamor and fame was inner turmoil, underestimation, and ...

If you thought the men in the Wild West were tough, just wait until you hear about the women of the era. From owning their own businesses to outsmarting thieves, women of the Wild West were not to be ...

Charles Manson was many things during his life: Petty criminal, hippie, musician, and eventual cult leader who was culpable in a series of shocking murders. Along the way, he became one of the most ...

In May of 1804, an expedition commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson set out to map the newly acquired land from the Louisiana Purchase and find a connecting waterway to the Pacific Ocean for ...

Although archaeologists have found out a great deal about the ancient Egyptian empire over the course of several centuries, the empire’s many pharaohs had exerted enough influence over vast lands and ...

Every decade has its memorable stars — the celebrities who either manage to capture the zeitgeist of the era, or those who become famous through sheer magnetism and charisma. Many of the women on this ...

Sun Tzu, one of the most respected and skilled military strategists in history, once wrote, “All warfare is based on deception.” When it comes to military strategy, the number of your force and the ...

Medieval castles have a domineering look to them, with their stone walls and jagged angles. But there was a lot more going on behind the facade that made these feats of architecture all the more ...