Beatrix Potter, work rejected, self-published “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” now a bestseller for all time
Disney initially wanted ABBA to do the soundtrack for “The Lion King,” but they weren’t available so it went to Elton John
Patrick Stewart, prepared to play Data in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” was reluctant to audition for the captain
Pancho Villa is reported to have died saying, “Don’t let it end like this. Tell them I said something”
Finding the origin of the birthday cake with candles (and song) tradition
The Shoes on the Danube Bank: a moving memorial to war horrors in Budapest
Ira Hayes – Sad Fate of the Native American who Helped Raise the Flag at Iwo Jima
Robert Capa – Life and Work of “The Greatest War Photographer in the World”
King Arthur’s sword Excalibur: The legends, the contradictions, and the discovery today
King Harald V of Norway once vowed to remain unmarried if he couldn’t wed his true love
