Known in the 1980s as "Brownie Mary," Mary Jane Rathbun defied the law to bring cannabis brownies to AIDS patients in San Francisco because of how marijuana could alleviate their symptoms.

From mythological images to erotic illustrations, these colorful frescoes have been stunningly well-preserved for nearly 2,000 years.

During restorations at the historic Academy Building at the University of Southern Maine, construction workers recovered dozens of letters and drawings from students who attended high school in the building nearly 200 years ago.

On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn his fellow patriots that the British were approaching.

The daughter of Marlon Brando and his third wife Tarita Teriipaia, Cheyenne Brando was preparing for a promising career as a model — then a chain of tragic events ultimately led to her suicide in 1995 when she was just 25 years old.

The RMS Titanic lies on the ocean floor at a depth of about 12,500 feet, over 350 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. And it looks very different today than when it was first rediscovered in 1985.

Massive herds of prehistoric rhinos known as Teleoceras major once roamed the plains of present-day Nebraska — then many of them died out in dramatic fashion when the nearby Yellowstone volcano erupted and the region was blanketed in ash that piled up as much as a foot high.

For 18 days, the world watched as a team of 10,000 rescuers worked to free 12 young boys and their soccer coach from Tham Luang cave in Thailand.

The largest weapon of World War I, the Paris Gun, also known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Gun, was used by the Germans to attack the French capital in 1918.

One of the most impressive auditoriums ever built by the ancient Greeks, this structure measures 36 feet by 75 feet and features eight ascending rows of seats that could hold 200 people arranged in a semicircle around a stage.

The cache — which was discovered in Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium — included hand grenades and light mortars.