"Better Babies" contests scored children on a 1,000-point scale that was generated based on the racist principles of eugenics.

In 1914, Ernest Shackleton was determined to walk across Antarctica. But when ice trapped his ship Endurance, his mission instantly changed from exploration to keeping his crew safe.

Automats were efficient vending machine-style restaurants that signaled to many Americans that the future in dining had arrived. So what happened to them?

After the Revolutionary War, most Americans were ready for peace. But in 1791, a tax on distilled spirits sparked rebellion once again as thousands took up arms against their newly-founded country in the Whiskey Rebellion.

From running the rackets in Dallas to revolutionizing casinos in Las Vegas, Benny "Cowboy" Binion was perhaps the most notorious gambler in American history.

Italian Baroque master Artemisia Gentileschi endured a torturous trial that ended with her abuser walking free before channeling her rage into some of history's most violent paintings.

Venice's Poveglia Island was a quarantine center and mass grave for victims of bubonic plague, earning it the nickname "Island of Ghosts."

Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii was the island kingdom's last monarch, overthrown by American sugar planters in 1893 with the help of U.S. Marines.

Actress Clara Bow was hailed as Hollywood's original "It Girl" and she made 57 films in just under a decade before vanishing the scene at just 28 — and dying in seclusion.

From the mysterious fate of his remains to the conspiracy theories and hidden truths about his demise, this is the full story of Adolf Hitler's death.

When news broke of George Washington's death on December 14, 1799, it came as shock to the nation. For him, it was an excruciating, hours-long ordeal.