French pirate

The Victorian era is infamous for putting death in the spotlight, giving rise to a number of inventions designed around mortal remains. The “safety coffin,” for instance, addressed the fear of being buried alive. Earlier and simpler versions included things…

overview of unlikely military victories

The Roman expansion in Italy covers a series of conflicts in which Rome grew from being a small Italian city-state to be the ruler of the Italian region. Roman tradition attributes to the Roman kings the first war against the Sabines and the first conquests…

New DNA analysis suggests a body found on a beach in Australia in 1948 belongs to Carl Webb, an electrical engineer from Melbourne

constitutional crisis in Australia caused by the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam by Governor-General John Kerr

American politician (1877-1947)

In Florida an angry homeowner whose home was wrongfully foreclosed on by <a href="https://www.bankofamerica.com/">Bank of America</a>, gets revenge by foreclosing on the bank's local branch. In Georgia, in a different property dispute, a city court judge…

First Australians to take Japanese Prisoner of War on Australian soil

When he died, the White Star Line sent a bill for his uniform There can be few better places to consider the irony of the phrase ‘the good old days’ than Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I went last week to visit the grave of my grandfather…

Kenny Bräck (born 21 March 1966) is a Swedish former race car driver. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He won the 1998 Indy Racing League championship and the 1999 Indianapolis 500, becoming…

Age doesn’t have much on this rare piece of greenery sprouted from a seed discovered in an ancient Israeli site

American singer-songwriter, dancer and actor

American actor

How did Wolverine get his adamantium skeleton? Discover Logan's history with Weapon X, the moment he lost his adamantium, and more here!

A pastor prayed over Elizabeth Wettlaufer and told her not to kill again. A lawyer advised the registered nurse to take her murderous secrets to her grave.

Transplant is a treatment for kidney failure using a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor that can help patients live a longer, more normal life than dialysis treatment.

In 1957, the Nevada Test Site saw a series of nuclear explosions that, according to legend, launched a manhole cover into space. Except it probably

American fire chief and convicted drug dealer

The nuclear waste buried far beneath the earth will be toxic for thousands of years. How do you build a warning now that can be understood in the far future?