After seven violent months of striking, the Colorado governor called in the National Guard against the miners — resulting in the Ludlow Massacre that left dozens dead.

Higher melanin levels are turning Chernobyl's tree frogs pitch-black — and also protecting them from the harmful effects of radiation.

These rulers weren't just cunning tacticians and diplomats — they also proved themselves to be exceedingly capable warriors in the heat of battle.

The Mary Celeste was discovered abandoned near the Azores Islands on December 5, 1872 — and to this day, experts are unsure about what happened to its crew.

At her boarding house in Washington, D.C., Mary Surratt hosted meetings for the group who plotted Abraham Lincoln's murder — and even stored weapons for John Wilkes Booth at her tavern.

Dogue, which opened in San Francisco's Mission District, features food items like hand-cut filet mignon tartare and poached quail eggs.

Likely starting with the ancient Assyrians of Mesopotamia, flaying has long been one of the most excruciating forms of torture the world has ever seen.

The busted-up busts were of "minor figures" but were nailed to their displays inside the Galleria Chiaramonte of the Museo Chariamonti, part of the Vatican Museums.

Mamie Till-Mobley is best known for her activism after her son's murder in 1955. But her story didn't end there.

This enormous Savannah cat measures 18.83 inches tall to its shoulder — and is often mistaken for a puma.