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Whether you’re searching for the best book recommendations or sifting through tales of the past, we’ve got all the history stories you need to satisfy your curiosity.

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Who Was Saint Valentine? 

The Christian martyr and symbol of love has a murky backstory.

In 1708, the Spanish Galleon San José Sank—And So Did Its Treasure

Somewhere off the coast of Colombia, a treasure worth billions lies on the ocean floor.

What Do We Actually Know About Area 51?

The Air Force base has been the subject of numerous conspiracies over the years.

Amazon Warrior Women: Separating Fact From Fiction

Does the fascinating Greek legend have any basis in reality?

7 Doomed Expeditions

These explorers set out with high hopes, but were never seen alive again.

What Really Happened in Roswell, New Mexico?

It's the birthplace of an enduring alien legend.

What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?

Over 80 years later, the pilot's mysterious disappearance remains unsolved.

The "Dancing Plague" of 1518

Historians remain puzzled by this incident of mass hysteria.

A Research Team Has Found the Endurance Shipwreck

106 years after it sank in the Antarctic, the historic ship has been located.

French Knight Gilles de Rais Inspired the Folktale “Bluebeard”

A veteran of the Hundred Years' War, he earned a chilling legacy later in life.

What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?

Dive into one of history's greatest mysteries. 

These Recently Unearthed Coins May Have Solved a 17th-Century Mystery

Some unexpected treasure may have pinned down the whereabouts of notorious pirate Henry Every.

The Enduring Mysteries of Easter Island

What secrets lie hidden on this isolated island?