Kirk Douglas, 101, a Hollywood icon who plays tough guys but is a soft-hearted philanthropist offscreen
A Traitor’s Courage: In the Battle of Ridgefield, Benedict Arnold led the fight against the British on roads, fields, and beaches of Connecticut
The “Walk of Shame” in Game of Thrones was inspired by the ordeal of 15th century royal mistress Jane Shore, “the Rose of London”
How a rival to Dickens who wrote “neck-and-axe romances” transformed the Tower of London from dreariness to tourist destination
The Aztec Death Whistle: Listeners say it sounds like the wail of a thousand tortured souls
Portuguese missionaries brought bread to Japan in 1543, and today it’s more popular than rice
Elon Musk makes jokes about a Tesla bankruptcy, but in 2008 his company nearly went belly up
Portuguese missionaries brought bread to Japan in 1543, and today it’s more popular than rice
“Yellow Journalism” and the Pulitzer Prize – The Story of Joseph Pulitzer
The Castle of 99 Towers – Poland’s Moszna was a Knights Templar Shelter
