The Story of Us - from the beginning of time to the present - is usually written by "the victors." True-to-life events, however, must include opposing points of view. This collection features stories about people, places and events which go beyond "the already known and obvious."
The natural-gas compressor station—owned by Pacific Gas & Electric at Hinkley, California—used hexavalent chromium which was discharge...
The KLM captain attempts to avoid the collision, but slams into the side of the Pan Am jet.
Chapter 2 of How the Game of Monopoly Saved Over 10,000 Soldiers
Discovered in caves of Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest-known surviving manuscripts of the Hebrew Scriptures.
In writing his opinion, in the case of Marbury v Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall creates the concept of "judicial review," empowering the U.S. Su...
Even though Charlotte Doyle neglects her children, the family stays together until tragedy sends Desmond Doyle to the hospital.
Although baseball's real beginnings are unknown, the first recorded game (in 1838) took place in Canada. Boys playing games with balls and sticks can ...
Although Raoul Wallenberg's father died a few months before Raoul was born, the young Swede had a wonderful childhood thanks to his mother and grandfa...
Albert Fish dies in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison on January 16, 1936 surrounded by rumors and legend.
The impact of the King James Bible, published 400 years ago, is still felt in the way we speak and write.
The weapon that strikes the Black Hawks comes from Afghanistan; the Soviet Union gave them weapons. An associate of Osama Bin Laden trains the Somalis...
Frank Abagnale's first con is on his dad; he runs up $3,400 in charges on his father's Mobile gas card.
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