In a different world, Anita Bryant might have been fondly remembered for the music she produced in the early 1960s. However, today, she’s better known for her anti-LGBTQ activism. In the late 1970s, ...

In a 1991 episode of Seinfeld, the character Elaine, trapped in a boring conversation with another woman, utters an iconic line: “Maybe the dingo ate your baby.” The quip may have seemed nonsensical, ...

There is no arguing that climate change has impacted the environment for worse, but it has also had some unexpected consequences for researchers and scientists in their quest to dig up history. As CNN ...

Maureen Starkey was a key figure in the Beatles’ history. As Ringo Starr’s first wife, she bore witness not only to the Beatlemania era but also to the band’s breakup and its members’ various affairs ...

Each Dec. 31, people across the globe gather to welcome the new year, and celebrities are no exception. Over the decades, some of the world's biggest stars have been spotted at New Year's Eve parties ...

In 1999, many worried that the world's computers couldn't handle the change to the year 2000 — and some even thought that the apocalypse was near. Today, “Y2K” often refers to a popular fashion choice ...

From treasures discovered amidst the 2,700-year-old ruins of a castle in Türkiye to a scrap of the tent used by George Washington during the Revolutionary War, these historical discoveries made in ...

During a routine archaeological survey in Oxfordshire, England, researchers made a surprising discovery. While examining a site ahead of planned roadwork, they stumbled across a 2,700-year-old wooden ...

While examining a Neolithic burial pit in France’s Rhône Valley in 1984, biological anthropologist Eric Crubézy noticed something unusual: two women lying on top of each other with their legs pulled ...

On July 17, 1999, a beachcomber at Philbin Beach in Martha’s Vineyard came across an unusual find: a business card for a Morgan Stanley financial executive named Lauren Bessette. The name almost ...