History

Does the fascinating Greek legend have any basis in reality?

Cordelia E. Cook paved the way for female service members.

We're taking a look at this series of influential English civil wars.

The video-sharing site has content for every kind of history buff.

A century-old mystery has been put to rest.

He led the bloodiest civil war in world history.

The CSS Shenandoah wasn't ready to surrender.

They're impossible to forget.

The canned meat gained popularity during WWII and evolved into a cultural icon.

From Constantine the Dung-Named to Charles the Bald.

Parisians united to attack this symbol of royal tyranny.

This Jewish refugee took a different approach to armoring planes.

The Romanovs' historical relevance goes far beyond a midnight execution.

Their deaths are less talked about than Lincoln and Kennedy, but no less important.

The 1680 rebellion drove the Spaniards out of the province for 12 years.

An enduring myth posits that a cow was to blame.

Sudden and illegal seizures of power have the capacity to change world history.

These powerful speeches continue to linger in the public imagination.

As it turns out, it's a bit of both.

Nearly 200 years after the original Salem witch trials, the same town saw allegations resurface.