Historical Events
From the Age of Enlightenment to the Christmas Truce, learn about some of history's most pivotal events.
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Discover the most haunted houses in Connecticut, where eerie ghost stories, paranormal activity, and chilling history make these locations truly terrifying.
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Discover the most haunted places in Michigan, from eerie asylums to ghostly hotels. Explore real paranormal hotspots and chilling legends across the state.
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The Sewol Ferry tragedy remains one of the most devastating events in South Korea's modern history. On April 16, 2014, the MV Sewol, an ill-fated ferry carrying 476 passengers, capsized during a routine trip to Jeju Island. Among the passengers were 250 high school students from Danwon High School on a field trip, making the tragedy even more heartrending.
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The Hillsborough tragedy is one of the darkest chapters in British sporting history. On April 15, 1989, 96 Liverpool supporters lost their lives during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. What began as an exciting day for fans turned into a catastrophic event that would forever change football and its approach to safety.
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On February 25, 2022, an underwater maintenance exercise at the Pointe-a-Pierre oil pipeline turned catastrophic, claiming the lives of four divers. The Paria diving tragedy, which involved the Paria Fuel Trading Company, shook the region and raised critical questions about safety protocols and emergency response.
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Discover the chilling tales of haunted hotels in New Orleans. Uncover ghostly legends, eerie histories, and paranormal hotspots in this spooky Southern city.
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Sometimes, history can seem to pivot on a single event. While the underlying causes were numerous, historians generally accept that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the most significant single inciting act of World War I.
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Spite is not just for kids with broken toys. Many adults have gone to unbelievable lengths to pay back someone who did 'em wrong. Here are 10 classic examples.
Learn how the Industrial Revolution factory system revolutionized mass production and technology in the late 18th century and transformed manufacturing.
After Prohibition, Al Capone's mobsters seized control of the milk market, which led to conflict between the mob and unions known as the "Chicago milk wars."
Nuclear power plant accidents are rare, but when they happen, there can be lasting effects from the radiation. Here are the five most horrific accidents in history.
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No doubt the coronation of King Charles III will be full of pomp and circumstance. But it also will include priceless pieces of the royal crown jewels.
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This sensational scandal involved sex, torture, witchcraft and poisoning. And the court of King Louis XIV, sending shockwaves through the aristocracy.
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It seems like a plot from a spy novel: British spies (including Ian Fleming) left fake "secret" plans for an invasion on a dead man's body hoping to fool the Nazis. And it worked.
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For enslaved Americans, insurrection was often the only path to freedom. Are we misusing the term today?
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The Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan" has revived memories of other royal scandals. Which ones really rocked the monarchy?
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The sad story of the Radium Girls is one that details how human strength can overcome corporate greed, even in the most dire of circumstances.
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The White House is often called the most haunted house in America and it's known to be rife with the unquiet spirits of past presidents and residents.
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It may sound like the name of a '90s indie band, but Acoustic Kitty was a CIA program to train housecats to be spies. Imagine how that turned out.
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted less than an hour, involving two countries very unevenly matched. But what was the conflict about?
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In 1983, the worst-ever diving accident occurred. Five people working on an oil rig experienced explosive decompression, which caused them to die in horrific ways.
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The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest in all of World War II. More Soviet troops died there than did American soldiers in the entire war. What made this battle so deadly?
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In a truly historic vote, the U.S. Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice - the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the land.
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In the early 1930s, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's brutal policies starved to death millions of people in Ukraine, helping to fuel Ukrainians' fierce resistance against Putin's Russian invaders today.
The meeting of a group of abolitionist activist women at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848 became the starting point for the women's rights movement in the U.S., but what brought these women together in the first place?