History

Winter is the season of peace and holidays, but not to our ancestors who were in an unbalanced fight with Mother Nature. So, without heated blankets, HVAC systems, heating pads, and radiators, how did people survive the cold winters?

Halloween is one of the most beloved holidays in North America—but few know its dark history.

Many are aware of the twisted story of the Winchester Mystery House and the haunted woman who built it—but few know its even darker history.

A few nights before he died, Edgar Allan Poe was found wandering the streets in a fugue state. Disturbingly, he was wearing someone else’s clothes—and as he was dying, he kept shouting one word.

New Orleans’ French Quarter has its fair share of shadowy stories, but none are as notorious as that of Micaela Almonester, the beautiful Baroness de Pontalba.

Natalie Clifford Barney Facts. Called "The Amazon" for her feminist ways, Natalie Clifford Barney lived on her own terms, no matter the consequences.