The loss of USS Indianapolis was famously memorialized in the movie "Jaws."
Every TV and radio station in America was interrupted with an emergency message indicating nuclear war was imminent.
A desire to fish created an epic 1889 flood.
Singing schools are obsolete now, but they provided a rare chance to loosen up, socialize and learn something about music
It’s part of the legacy of a now-illegal practice that once allowed film studios to completely control what audiences saw.
People didn’t always need birth certificates.
The frontiersman worked hard to build his rustic reputation.
In 1871, the Wisconsin town of Peshtigo burned to the ground. But you probably don’t know about it.
