Meilan Solly

Authorities said the Christmas 1945 blaze was accidental, but the victims' family believed otherwise, theorizing it was an act of arson designed to distract them while their loved ones were kidnapped

During the Great Genna Martyrdom, missionaries and laypeople alike were burned alive or beheaded. The violence coincided with Japan's push to expel all foreign influences

At the Battle of Stirling Bridge, William Wallace defeated the superior armies of Edward I, cementing his status as one of Scotland's most iconic heroes

New research suggests the sarcophagus' occupant, previously known only as “the horseman,” is Joachim du Bellay, a French Renaissance poet who died in 1560

On this day in 1690, “Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick” attracted colonial officials' ire by repeating a scandalous rumor and condemning a British alliance with the Mohawk

The 2000 presidential election cemented the color-coded nature of political parties. Prior to that race, the colors were often reversed on electoral maps

The historical timeline you keep in your head might not be as accurate as you think

To mark the opening of the Colosseum in 80 C.E., the Roman emperor Titus staged a staggering spectacle, flooding the arena with water and bringing

The magazine's most-read articles of the year included a close-up look at the adorable yet venomous pygmy slow loris, a profile of a little-known 20th-century street photographer and a majestic journey with divers into Mexico's underwater caves

Today, the 13 brothers are said to leave presents in well-behaved youngsters' shoes. But they used to be depicted as frightening monsters