New forensic research on 39 skulls unearthed in London may offer the first proof of Roman-era gladiators in the ancient city.
As panda cub Bao Bao readies for her public debut, look back at the frenzied arrival of the National Zoo’s first giant pandas in 1972.
Read the incredible tale of Marcus Luttrell and his fellow Navy SEALs that is the basis for the film.
Months before torching Washington, D.C., in the War of 1812, British forces burned Buffalo, New York, to the ground 200 years ago.
Troubled Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh lost his left earlobe in December 1888, but not all art historians believe the wound was self-inflicted.
The modern image of Santa Claus first appeared in a Civil War illustration, and it wasn’t the last time St. Nick was deployed in wartime.
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