Hoping to secure better trading opportunities in the Americas, the British used the story of Robert Jenkins' severed ear as an excuse to go to war with Spain....
Convening the aesthetic wonder of art and the stupefying world of science, Fabian Oefner's "Liquid Jewels" are truly a wealth in the contemporary art world....
From Lincoln's Ford's Theater rocking chair to Lewis And Clark's Compass, these objects not only changed the course of history but remain to tell their story....
From July to September 1518, as many as 400 people in Strasbourg fell into a mass hysteria where they danced uncontrollably for days on end — sometimes to the point of death....
Darren Harrison successfully stabilized the small Cessna after it began to plummet and followed the instructions of an air traffic controller to land safely in Palm Beach....
Ancient Athenians believed using small animals in their curses could transfer their helplessness to their victims. This particular jar held a chicken, mutilated with a nail....
Four friends were 13 days into their dream sailing trip when a whale struck their boat and sank it, forcing them to spend ten hours at sea before they were finally rescued....