In 1951, archaeologists excavating the wet clay soil of Novgorod discovered a collection of extraordinary documents detailing knights, wild beasts, and spelling exercises.

Deep inside the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University sits a 15th-century codex that has baffled cryptographers, military codebreakers, and linguists for over a century.

Olivia Farnsworth was hit by a car, dragged down the street, and simply stood up without a single tear.

In January 532 AD, the most violent riot in the history of Constantinople erupted over a chariot race.

The Codex Gigas is a historical document that defies standard bookmaking.

History features many unusual military encounters, but the 9th-century conflict in Scottish history between a Pictish nobleman and a Viking Earl ended with a rare fatality.

When experts search for the absolute worst period in history, they do not point to the Black Plague or World War II.

In 1939, a university student made a simple scheduling mistake that led to a major mathematical discovery.

In May 1846, a group of 89 American pioneers left Springfield, Illinois, heading toward California with dreams of abundant land.

The Montague Street Bridge in South Melbourne, Australia, holds a remarkable record for stopping modern transport in its tracks.