From the Flip Flap Railway to the Big Dipper, rollercoasters have always carried an element of danger… sometimes to a deadly degree. Read on to learn more.

Charles Goodyear was determined to eradicate these drawbacks of rubber. Through a long process of trial and error, he mixed ...

What’s the weirdest job you’ve ever had? It probably wouldn’t compare to these oddities, including some highlighted by Henry ...

The history of lent and Ash Wednesday The history and beginnings of Lent are not fully documented anywhere. Most Christians believe it has been observed since the 4th century of the Common Era. It ...

From 1998 to 2008 Sean Bean played Napoleonic soldier Richard Sharpe in 16 episodes of the television series Sharpe, based on Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling novels. Now, in the two part HISTORY ...

This Autumn marks the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, when Imperial Japan officially offered its surrender to mark the beginning of the end of World War II. The formal ceremony occurred on ...

The majority of encounters with unidentified flying objects tend to be looked upon with more than a little suspicion. It’s easy to understand why. The implication that someone’s spotted an alien ...