HistoryVerse

16/03/2024

In Wales’ beautiful Wye Valley, electricians have stumbled onto a network of unmapped tunnels that could lead to some incredible revelations about history...

13/03/2024

Vintage Photos That Are Making Us Nostalgic For The Good Ol' Days

The fashion. The food. The hairstyles. The stars. Some say it was all better back in the day. There was no internet, no cellphones, no 24-hour news channels and no distractions. Life was, arguably, much more straightforward. And while it may seem as if the 1960s and '70s were another lifetime ago, t...

06/03/2024

Legendary actors Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland had electric on-screen chemistry, but it was always unclear if that energy carried over off-set. Incredibly, Mickey Rooney gave the answer before his passing.

05/03/2024

Artist Ralph Heimans felt his portrait of Prince Philip had to be special, so he embedded a trove of symbols that may not align with the public's vision.

Remarkably meaningful details are hidden in Prince Philip’s final portrait, the artist has revealed

02/03/2024

Norman’s Cay in the Bahamas might look like paradise, but it has a dark past filled with illegal activity, best "memorialized" by one sunken airplane.

28/02/2024

The Real-Life Shipwreck That Inspired A Hit 1970s Folk Song

In light of singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot’s recent passing, experts are revisiting the actual events behind his hit song: ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,' which has a wild history that went right over most people's heads for decades.

21/02/2024

The Strange Connection Between A Golden-Age Star And The Rubik’s Cube

In 1974, Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik was trying to find a way to explain 3D movement to his students. After messing with handmade blocks for months, he finally made the now-famous Rubik's Cube. But it was one Golden Age star that helped make it a global phenomenon.

20/02/2024

A local at Daugavgriva beach came across wood jutting out of the sand before learning that it was an invaluable remnant of the Crimean War that has experts thrilled.

17/02/2024

Incredible Photos Of Elton John Through The Years

Elton John's career has spanned over five decades, and during that time the 'Rocketman' has reinvented himself countless times. These rare photos span the iconic rocker's lifetime in the spotlight and showcase a side to the man that even die-hard fans haven't been introduced to.

14/02/2024

Charles Wasn’t The Only Prince Of Wales Who Waited Decades For His Crown

As the longest-serving Prince of Wales, Charles III is used to waiting, but he's not the only one.

07/02/2024

From flappers to early automobiles, these rare photographs from the 1920s are giving us an up close look at the less-talked-about side of life in the 1920s.

06/02/2024

The Most Famous Heroic Folklore Figure From Each Of The 50 States

A 1946 map made by artist William Gropper shows the United States and the most well-known heroic figure from every region in the country. From Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox to Big Foot Wallace, these regional figures are a source of pride and nostalgia from sea to shining sea.