Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was born on May 10, 1900, in Wendover, England. Showing an early interest in science, she won a scholarship to study at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she initially pursued botany, physics, and chemistry.

The Syracusia was a remarkable ancient ship commissioned by Hiero II of Syracuse in the 3rd century BC. It was designed by the renowned Greek engineer Archimedes, who was tasked with creating one of the largest and most luxurious vessels of the time.

In 1919, Raymond Theodore Robinson, an eight-year-old boy from Beaver County, Pennsylvania, suffered a tragic accident. While attempting to view a bird’s nest atop a Morado Bridge, he accidentally touched a power line carrying 22,000 volts of electricity.

On the evening of December 7, 1974, Rosendo Cruz and his wife left their anniversary dinner only to find that their prized 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS was missing. Cruz had purchased the car just two months prior, in October, as a special gift for his wife.

On April 23, 2006, an extraordinary claim captured the imagination of many in Kyiv, Ukraine. Sergei Ponomarenko, a young man who appeared disoriented and out of place, was found wandering the streets, dressed in a vintage-style suit and holding an antique camera.

Scaphism, also known as “the boats,” was an ancient Persian method of execution designed to inflict torturous death.

Charles Joughin, the chief baker aboard the RMS Titanic, played a unique and unexpected role during one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history.

During World War II, as the Nazi forces invaded the Soviet Union, the Red Army found itself desperately searching for effective means to combat the well-equipped German tanks.

In July 1184, a catastrophic event occurred in Erfurt, a city in present-day Germany, which resulted in the deaths of dozens of nobles. The incident took place at the Church of St. Peter, a site chosen for a council meeting aimed at settling a bitter dispute among various factions of the local nobility.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933, Judith Love Cohen was drawn to the sciences from a young age. She pursued her passion against societal norms and earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, a rare accomplishment for women at that time.