In 1788, a wooden keg filled with thousands of copper coins was sealed away in the basement of the Bank of New York.

In 2004, the Paddington Basin area of London saw the completion of an unusual structure across the Grand Union Canal.

When the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar global automaker needed a successor, he did not hand the company over to his biological son.

Most people know the face of Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson, but far fewer know the dark history of his father.

A British soldier captured during World War II accomplished something highly unusual.

An American agronomist credited with saving over a billion people from starvation almost missed college.

In the fall of 2022, social media was flooded with discussions, fan art, and deeply analytical essays about a classic 1973 Martin Scorsese mafia film called Goncharov.

In 1933, a covert group of powerful Wall Street financiers decided they had seen enough of the newly elected US President.

You know the happy endings by heart, but the historical origins of your favorite childhood stories involve blood and betrayal.

A theatrical production requiring a $75 million budget, 27 complex aerial combat sequences, and music penned by rock stars Bono and The Edge sounds like a guaranteed blockbuster.