Alexander Hamilton died on July 12, 1804, one day after being shot in the abdomen during a duel with longtime rival Aaron Burr in Weehawken, New Jersey.

From 1590 to 1610, Elizabeth Bathory allegedly tortured and killed hundreds of poor servant girls and women in Hungary. But was she actually guilty of these heinous crimes?

Notorious for her drunken exploits and various stints at mental health facilities, Frances Farmer was subjected to a slew of dark rumors — but here’s the truth about her story.

Edward Curtis' portraits documented Native American culture in the early 1900s — as reservations and assimilation threatened to destroy it forever.

Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden became a media sensation when she was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax on August 4, 1892. But was she guilty?

Meet Myra Hindley, once considered the evilest woman in Britain and the chilling killer behind the infamous Moors Murders.

These stunning photos reveal just how hard life was for the immigrant occupants of New York's tenement buildings a century ago.

These gorgeous pictures of Earth from space present our planet's colorful, bizarre geography from a stunning new perspective.

Photographer Lewis Hine captured the appalling child labor conditions of early 20th century America in stark, history-making detail.

Because he was the first celebrity serial killer, Jack the Ripper's victims and their tragic lives were always overshadowed by the man himself.

This unbelievable Hindenburg disaster video presents authentic footage of the fiery crash of the German airship in 1937.