The Nez Perce had lost 90% of their homeland to the controversial 1863 “Thief Treaty” that many bands never signed. In 1877, ...

When four young girls from Salem Village began having mysterious fits in 1692, they accused Bishop of sending her spirit to ...

A loud blast woke people living near the Georgia Guidestones at 4:00 a.m. on July 6, 2022. The explosion destroyed the ...

The stone tells a dramatic story about Scandinavian explorers in Minnesota. The translated message states: “8 Goths [Swedes] ...

Twenty mushers and 150 dogs took turns carrying a 20-pound package of life-saving serum. Here’s how they completed this ...

On April 12, 1862, twenty Union soldiers dressed as civilians walked into a Georgia train station with a wild plan. Led by ...

That murder sparked five months of revenge killings that left 22 people dead and turned a teenage ranch hand named Billy the ...

At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Francisco shook violently. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck just 2 miles off the coast.

Chief Cornstalk had crossed the Ohio River to stop Colonel Andrew Lewis and his 1,000 militia from linking up with Lord ...

The Gaspee was supposed to stop smuggling in Rhode Island waters. Instead, it became the first British ship Americans burned ...

His men built forts at Brooklyn Heights and placed troops along Gowanus Heights as protection. In early July, 400 British ...

Three gunboats slipped up the dark Combahee River on June 2, 1863. Commanding one of them was Harriet Tubman. During that ...