During the early Cold War, espionage tactics reached innovative heights, exemplified by a notorious incident involving the Soviet Union and the United States.

Joe Arridy, born in 1915 in Pueblo, Colorado, is remembered for his wrongful conviction and execution. With an IQ of 46, Arridy was described as having the mental capacity of a 6-year-old.

On August 16, 1996, a dramatic scene unfolded at the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago. A 3-year-old boy, visiting the zoo with his family, accidentally fell nearly 20 feet into the gorilla enclosure.

Gibbeting was a form of public execution and post-mortem display used in England and other parts of the world from medieval times through the 18th century.

The Skunk Ape, often described as the southern cousin of Bigfoot, is a cryptid said to inhabit the swamps and forests of the southeastern United States, particularly Florida.

Kowloon Walled City, originally a Chinese military fort, became an anomaly during the British administration of Hong Kong.

Griselda Blanco, born on February 15, 1943, in Cartagena, Colombia, rose from the poverty of her childhood to become one of the most powerful and feared figures in the drug trade during the 1970s and 1980s.

The early 19th century in the United States was marked by economic expansion and optimism.

In the early 1870s, a family known as the Benders settled in Labette County, Kansas.

In July 1945, the USS Indianapolis embarked on a top-secret mission crucial to ending World War II: delivering parts of the atomic bomb to be used on Hiroshima.