Researchers find genetic proof of interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens
American writer Kurt Vonnegut wrote his seminal novel Slaughterhouse-Five after surviving the bombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war
Alexander Twilight: The first African American to graduate from college in the United States
Once thought to depict heroic Viking deeds, the Rök Runestone is being investigated in a new light
A month after the sinking of the Titanic, one of its drifting lifeboats was found containing three bodies
Discovery of warrior king’s tomb provides new information on the Scythian people’s nomadic, equestrian lifestyle
Ten-cent banknote recovered from Billy the Kid’s dead body could bring $500 or more at auction
150-year-old lost wedding dress is found after an online appeal goes viral
Congress had their own bootlegger during Prohibition, so senators and congressmen could still drink alcohol
Truman Capote never wanted Audrey Hepburn to play Holly in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”; his choice was Marilyn Monroe
