While Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence, the congressional committee of John Adams, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston played an important role.

From the "Giggling Granny" serial killer to the "Numbers Queen" crime boss, see some of the most striking colorized images of female criminals from the past.

Bruce's Beach was originally owned by Willa and Charles Bruce, who made the property into an oasis for Black residents, but local officials used a loophole to wrest the land away from them in 1924.

In 2012, a Kentucky woman named Shayna Hubers shot her boyfriend Ryan Poston six times and claimed that it was in self-defense — though two juries would later convict her of murder.

Charlotte Bischoff van Heemskerck spent years looking for the painting because it held special significance for her, having once hung in her family's dining room right behind her chair.

From the gunslinging postwoman of Montana to the deputy marshal who patrolled the Plains, discover the seldom-taught stories of these icons of the American frontier.

Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11, 2001, while countless survivors were left with lifelong physical and emotional wounds. From the "Falling Man" to the "Dust Lady," these are some of their stories.

Using DNA and following a hunch, researchers have identified the earliest-known victims of the Black Death in a 14th-century graveyard in Kyrgyzstan.

Standing 29,032 feet tall, Mount Everest is famous for being the highest peak in the world, but there's far more to this natural wonder than its height.

The tortoise likely sought refuge beneath the shop to lay her eggs and probably perished before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

"Please call the police ... please don't make it obvious."