Stories

In the early hours of June 6, 1944, during Operation Overlord, Private John Marvin Steele of the 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into Sainte-Mère-Église, a key village in Normandy, France.

In France, it is possible to legally marry someone who has already died — but only under strict conditions and after approval from multiple civil authorities.

In Canadian politics, few figures have drawn as much curiosity as Above Znoneofthe — born Sheldon Bergson on June 28, 1969.

Michael Edwards, later known as Eddie the Eagle, grew up in Cheltenham, England. His parents and grandparents worked as plasterers.

In Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, Japan, lies the world’s smallest officially recognized park, measuring just 50 centimeters (20 inches) square.

In January 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay trained in a small Miami Beach gym, preparing for his fight against Sonny Liston, the reigning heavyweight champion.

The “Curse of the Ninth” is a long-standing superstition in classical music suggesting that a composer’s ninth symphony would be their last.

Between 1993 and 2009, police in Germany, Austria, and France believed they were hunting one of Europe’s most elusive criminals.

Paternoster lifts are unique passenger elevators made of continuously moving open compartments, usually designed for two people each.

On January 24, 1984, at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California, a 28-year-old Steve Jobs stepped onstage in a tuxedo to introduce the Macintosh, Apple’s long-anticipated personal computer.