These enthralling history podcasts highlight lesser-known stories that didn't show up in your textbooks.

In 1997, Mary Kay Letourneau pleaded guilty to the statutory rape of her sixth-grade student Vili Fualaau — but their story didn't end there.

Sacagawea played a crucial role during the Lewis and Clark expedition as a guide, forager, and translator, but she was never compensated for her services.

Union troops dumped more than 1 million ball cartridges and 26,000 pounds of gunpowder into the Congaree River during the capture of Columbia in February 1865.

Though London's St. Pancras Workhouse became so notorious that some have linked it to Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, excavations suggest that it was originally intended to support and comfort its inhabitants.

Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been portrayed as a prostitute, Jesus' wife, and a saint — but what's the truth behind this famous disciple?

Rita Roberts was identified thanks to Operation Identify Me, an international police effort that seeks to identify 22 women who were murdered in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany over the past 50 years.

After finding fame as an actress, Grace Kelly gave up stardom to marry Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, in 1956.

Who were the Pilgrims? Where did they come from? And why did they come to America? Here's why your history books only tell part of the story.

The bronze wind chime phallus once hung at the entrance of a large home in the ancient Roman city of Viminacium.

Once the industrial epicenter of the United States, the Rust Belt is now blighted by economic decline, population loss, and urban decay.

This Titanic menu offers a fascinating look at the opulent dining experience enjoyed by first-class passengers on the doomed ship — though such fare was not available to everyone onboard.