From a founding father to a Hollywood sex symbol, find out more about seven historical figures who endured hardscrabble upbringings.
Following a disappointing loss in the 1912 presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt struck out on a treacherous expedition to navigate an unmapped river in the Amazon.
Convicted of treason for her infamous “Tokyo Rose” propaganda broadcasts during World War II, American Iva Toguri eventually spent nearly three decades waiting for her name to be cleared.
In the early 1910s, explorers Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott engaged in a frantic, and ultimately tragic, race to be the first man to reach the South Pole.
Sugary-sweet molasses turned deadly on January 15, 1919, when a holding tank burst and sent 2.3 million gallons of the sticky liquid sweeping through the streets of Boston.
From ancient Sudan to medieval Zimbabwe, get the facts on seven African kingdoms that made their mark on history.
From an independent Vermont to the 25-day California Republic, get the facts on six flash-in-the-pan nations from American history.
From ancient hideouts to Cold War-era bunkers, explore eight astonishing settlements beneath the earth’s surface.
