Mr. T. started out as a Chicago bouncer and a bodyguard for celebrities Steve McQueen, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross
The ancient mysteries of Hermes Trismegistus and the Emerald Tablet have inspired and baffled both alchemists and philosophers for centuries
The real-life wiseguys behind Scorsese’s “GoodFellas,” who pulled off the multi-million Lufthansa heist
On June 6, 1944, crowds gathered in NYC’s Times Square, transfixed by the electronic sign bringing first news of D-Day
A young engineer invented the first digital camera for Kodak in 1975 but was pressured to keep it hidden
Antonio Sant’Elia: The futurist architect whose drawings inspired Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner”
Artist created a pop culture version of the Russian nesting dolls
Wonder Woman’s creator, who also invented the lie-detector test, had secrets of his own, like a longtime menage a trois
Off to the ‘holy places’: pilgrimages during the Middle Ages
Bea Arthur: The former US Marine WWII truck driver who became a “Golden Girl”
