After a catastrophic bird strike, pilot Sully Sullenberger landed in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009 — saving everyone onboard.

Often described as spiritual messengers and attendants of God, Biblically accurate angels sometimes look very different from what you'd expect. In modern times, Biblical angels are almost always ...

How and why the Liberty Bell cracked is difficult to determine, but there are many theories that explain the origin of the iconic symbol's beloved flaw. Of all the symbols of American independence, ...

An Australian potato farmer from Beech Forest, Victoria, Cliff Young won the 544-mile Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1983 at the age of 61.

Starting in the 16th century, some Italian parents had their sons castrated so that they could become castrati, singers with high-pitched voices.

In 1985, David Brown ordered his 14-year-old daughter Cinnamon to murder her stepmother Linda, claiming that Linda was planning to kill him for his money.

Philip Chism was just 14 when he murdered his 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer at Danvers High School before dumping her corpse behind the school.

On September 29, 1978, 15-year-old Mary Vincent accepted a ride from Lawrence Singleton, who then kidnapped her, raped her, and cut off both her arms.

The War of the Bucket began in 1325 after the theft of a wooden pail sparked a battle between the Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena.

Eben Byers began drinking radium-infused water that his doctor prescribed for an arm injury in 1927 — but within three years, his bones were disintegrating. Eben Byers could have lived a privileged, ...

After becoming a multi-platinum recording artist and bonafide movie star, Aaliyah boarded an overloaded Cessna in the Bahamas — only to fatally crash mere feet from the runway.

On March 11, 2011 in Bethesda, Maryland, Brittany Norwood viciously killed her co-worker Jayna Murray over a pair of leggings in what's known as the Lululemon murder.