The beloved French fry, a staple in fast food and gourmet dining alike, has a history as rich and varied as its flavor.

Stede Bonnet was born in 1688 into a wealthy English family on the island of Barbados.

Centralia, Pennsylvania, once a bustling coal mining community, is now a near ghost town, thanks to a devastating mine fire that began in 1962.

In 1974, Marina Abramovic created “Rhythm 0,” a groundbreaking performance piece that would become one of the most chilling explorations of human nature and artist-audience interaction ever witnessed.

In the spring of 1968, the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in England was rocked by a series of tragic events that would etch the name Mary Bell into the annals of criminal history.

In 1846, a group of American pioneers known as the Donner Party embarked on a journey to California, seeking prosperity and a new beginning.

Belle Gunness, born in Norway in 1859, emigrated to the United States in search of a new life. Settling in La Porte, Indiana, she married Mads Sorenson in 1884.

Born in 1962 in South Korea, Kim Ung-Yong’s intellectual capabilities were astonishing from a very young age.

Sarah Rector was born in 1902 in Indian Territory, what is now Oklahoma, to African American parents who were descendants of slaves.

Hachiko, an Akita dog, became a national sensation in Japan for his unwavering loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor at the University of Tokyo.