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Timeline of Ancient Roman Emperors

These rulers were often as innovative and ingenious as they were brutal and corrupt.

First video game 'Pong," mother with son, Germany, circa 1976

'Pong,' 'Space Invaders' and 'Pac-Man' helped spawn a juggernaut industry.

The commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Alcatraz as a federal prison. The commemoration organizers plan to use the occasion to raise funds to repair island's the old lighthouse keeper?s home and the social club for families, both damaged in the Indian uprisings of the early 1970s. So both structures might be good candidates to shoot.

To ditch the infamous federal penitentiary, inmates tried everything from paper-mâché masks to a military impersonation to a bloody revolt.

LANCASTER, BIRD MAN OF ALCATRAZActor Burt Lancaster as Robert Stround in the film "Bird Man of Alcatraz". (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)

The federal penitentiary housed not only hardened criminals, but also people the government wanted to make an example of.

A vintage French postcard featuring the helicopter of Paul Cornu of Lisieux, France, who piloted the first manned flight of a rotary wing aircraft on 13th November 1907.

From hot-air balloons floating over Paris to a dirigible crashing over New Jersey, here are some of the biggest moments of aviation history.

In 1898, America's Only Coup d'Etat Violently Overthrew an Elected Biracial Government, Wilmington, North Carolina

The Wilmington, North Carolina massacre decimated Black political and economic power in the city for nearly 100 years.

Black 'Rosies': How African American Women Contributed on the WWII Homefront

From shipyards to factories to government administrative offices, Black women worked to battle authoritarianism abroad and racism at home.

Who Invented the TV Dinner?

It came. It thawed. It conquered. Along the way, the frozen meal in a box had multiple creators.

M&M's and Hershey

Some confections even played a role in U.S. history.

Abraham Lincoln making his famous address.Abraham Lincoln making his famous address on 19 November 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg on the site of the American Civil War battle with the greatest number of casualties. Lithograph. (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

From soaring oratory like the Gettysburg Address to folksy, humorous yarns, Lincoln knew how to wield the power of words.

How an Enslaved Man Helped Jack Daniel Develop His Famous Whiskey

Nathan 'Nearest' Green, who taught Jack Daniel the art of whiskey distillation, went unacknowledged for more than 150 years.