Patrick Swayze rose to fame with his role as Johnny Castle in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, and his fans around the world were left heartbroken when he died from stage four pancreatic cancer at the age of 57 on September 14, 2009.

The first known American to undergo gender confirmation surgery, Christine Jorgensen became an unlikely pop culture icon in the 1950s.

From the Cartwheel Galaxy to the Cosmic Cliffs of the Carina Nebula, discover some of the most incredible photos taken by the James Webb Telescope.

Commonly known as the Dracula parrot, Pesquet's parrot is an endangered bird that's only found in the rainforests of New Guinea.

Known as "The Dating Game Killer," Rodney Alcala murdered at least four people before his television appearance — and would kill again soon after.

From its connection to the discovery of King Tut's tomb to its claim to fame as the home of the fictional Crawley family, Highclere Castle's history is as rich as the treasures that adorn its walls.

Although some historians credit The Horse in Motion or Arrival of a Train as the first movie ever made, Louis Le Prince's 1888 film Roundhay Garden Scene is widely considered to be history's oldest motion picture.

The 27 Club is a group of musicians and performers who died tragically at just the age of 27. These are the stories behind its most infamous members.

Go inside the complicated history of what year it is right now, according to the cultures and religions that don't follow the Gregorian calendar.

Located near the border of Oklahoma and Kansas, Picher was a bustling mining center in the early 1900s — but now this abandoned town is surrounded by mountains of toxic waste.

Created by monks in medieval Scotland, the exquisitely illustrated Book of Kells is widely regarded as the "chief treasure of the Western world."