Had Georg Elser's bomb plot succeeded in November 1939, the most destructive war in human history might have ended before it ever really started.

You can see the roots of modern warfare propaganda here.

As public libraries popped up across America in the early 1900s, these posters encouraged people to take advantage of their new resources.

The storied coyote-man of Tacámbaro was first found 30 years ago when municipal workers stumbled upon it while working on the city's drainage system.

Long before sterilization, this man underwent a successful amputation procedure and attached a weapon to replace the missing limb.

The man's current wife reportedly waited patiently in the car for him every morning while he did his business on the woman’s grave.

Long before the days of digital photography, the pioneers of color created these astounding images.

Conspiracy theories about Hitler's death that aren't as crazy as you'd think.

While Jim Morrison was a beloved rock poet whose lyrics fueled some of the biggest hits of the '60s, he was also plagued by alcoholism and drug addic...

James Radclyffe was executed in 1715 for participating in a Jacobite rebellion.