From Leonardo da Vinci's 15th-century sketches to the very first manned gliders and airplanes, these early prototypes made modern flight possible.

From Boston's Great Molasses Flood to Los Angeles' alligator picnics, these bizarre photos make history much more interesting.

It's often the case that the best stories — not the most accurate accounts — make history.

From the "Mack Truck" to the "Kissing Bandit" these cold-blooded female gangsters prove that you don't need a Y chromosome to be vicious.

Fascinating tidbits from Thomas Edison to Teddy Roosevelt to today.

You've seen iconic moments as they've happened, but rarely do you see what life's like just after history's been made.

The story of George Lincoln Rockwell, the man whose legacy of hate lives on to this day.

Rare photos from inside the Kingdom of Sikkim just prior to its swift, tragic end.

For decades, forced sterilization was legal in dozens of U.S. states. A recently-discovered filing cabinet shines light on how racist the program was.

These Holocaust photos reveal what perhaps history's greatest tragedy truly looked like for those who experienced it firsthand.