He earned every honor from the United States military plus five from abroad at 19. But that's not all — Audie Murphy also became a Hollywood sensation.

By age 23, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland had been attacked by white supremacists, disowned by her family, and imprisoned for supporting civil rights as a white woman in the American South.

Forty-three million years ago, the fearsome four-legged whale stalked prey both underwater and on land.

Though Massachusetts pardoned most accused witches in 1957 and 2001, Elizabeth Johnson Jr.'s name was left off the list.

From 1852 to 1953, the inmates of France’s infamous Devil’s Island penal colony in the Caribbean died en masse from malnutrition, disease, and futile escape attempts.

Discover the most fascinating facts and stories about the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912, from how it happened to how many people died.

The first African American fashion designer to open a store on Madison Avenue, Ann Lowe was known as "society's best-kept secret" in New York.

Nikola Tesla’s fascination with the “magnificence” of the numbers 3, 6, and 9 continues to inspire those who believe the numbers will help them “manifest” their desires.

Operating for just one year from 1716 to 1717, Black Sam Bellamy captured 53 ships and plundered $140 million worth of treasure, dividing it equally among his crew.

From the loudest sound ever made to the World War II heroics of Bill Nye The Science Guy's mom, these random historical facts reveal just how astounding the annals of humanity's past really are.

The iceberg wall is meant to mimic the one the Titanic hit in 1912, triggering a devastating sinking that killed 1,500.