September 11, 2001 was one of the darkest days in modern American history. In a series of coordinated terrorist attacks, carried out by al-Qaeda, hijacked commercial planes were turned into deadly ...

There’s plenty to interpret in the Bible, but on one point, the book is quite clear. After Jesus Christ was condemned to death by Pontius Pilate, the Christian Messiah was crucified at a place called ...

In the past century, Las Vegas has transformed from a small train stop in the desert to the "Entertainment Capital of the World" — but how did it happen? The history of Las Vegas as a city starts when ...

One of history's most famous — and bloodthirsty — legendary creatures, vampires have terrified human beings for centuries. In 1892, a group of frightened villagers in Exeter, Rhode Island gathered at ...

“A dreadful accident has happened at the Flannans,” reported a ship captain in 1900. After a lighthouse went dark in the wild islands north of Scotland, a ship traveled to the Flannan Isles to ...

More than 20,000 people have vanished in the stretch of forest between Utqiagvik, Anchorage, and Juneau known as the Alaska Triangle — and some say paranormal forces may be to blame. The Bermuda ...

Would you ever consider castrating your son so he could have a singing career? While it might seem unfathomable today, this was a popular option for many Italian parents up until the 19th century.

In 1985, 14-year-old Cinnamon Brown was ordered to kill her stepmother by her own father — so he could collect life insurance and marry his teenage sister-in-law. Warning: This article contains ...

Along the border of Northern Mexico and Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, there are whispers of a creature known as La Lechuza, a seven-foot owl with a woman’s face whose cries can be heard at night, enticing ...

From ghosts to UFO sightings to a Bigfoot-like creature, legends claim that the Bridgewater Triangle has long been home to a variety of unexplained occurrences. You may be familiar with the Bermuda ...

In the early 1970s, the Alphabet Murderer stalked Rochester, New York, killing girls who had the same first and last initial – and these horrific crimes remain unsolved to this day. On the afternoon ...

Each year, more than 10 million people visit Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. Though unsuspecting the massive, placid lake might look, it’s considered one of the deadliest in America — indeed, ...