Archeologists conducting a dig underneath the Cressoni Theater in Como, Italy were surprised by the astounding discovery of hundreds of gold coins that date back to the late Roman imperial era in the ...

The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires in history. Starting in 27 B.C.E. after the fall of the Roman Republic, the impact of the Roman Empire — and its expansion across Europe and beyond — ...

On the surface, Gertrude Baniszewski appeared resilient. The Indianapolis woman had seven children and raised them on her own with a limited income. Her true nature, one of cruelty and violence, was ...

In the summer of 1979, a 32-year-old man named William Bonin set out on a grisly crime spree in southern California that left at least 14 boys and young men dead. His victims were between the ages of ...

The graves and burial mound of two Iron Age teenagers have been excavated in Kazakhstan to reveal a treasure trove of fine items. The team of researchers behind the excavation believe that the two ...

From the deranged doctor Josef Mengele to the cruel propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, the names of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi henchmen — and henchwomen — have become synonymous with evil. Of all the ...

In the summer of 1969, members of the Manson Family cult brutally murdered at least nine people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate. The subsequent trials determined that they’d carried out the ...

For the past 25 years, the Atomic Museum has been trying to ascertain the true identity of the woman in Don English’s famous 1957 photograph of a woman wearing a mushroom cloud swimsuit. Widely known ...

On Dec. 16, 2000, 31-year-old Mike Williams, a real estate appraiser from Tallahassee, Florida, vanished during what was supposed to be a morning duck hunting trip on Lake Seminole. At first, police ...

Athelstan rose to become England’s first king in the early 10th century. But his journey to the throne was far from easy. Born to Edward the Elder and his mistress, Athelstan faced opposition due to ...

The story of the Astor family is one of immense fortune, ambition, tragedy, and scandal. It all began with John Jacob Astor, an immigrant from modern-day Germany who arrived in the United States in ...

An excavation project archaeologists are calling “a game changer” in Motza near the city of Jerusalem, has revealed an expansive 9,000-year-old settlement. According to the Australian Broadcasting ...