The Story of Us - from the beginning of time to the present - is usually written by "the victors." True-to-life events, however, must include opposing points of view. This collection features stories about people, places and events which go beyond "the already known and obvious."
Russia sends the first man and woman into space, but the United States is gearing up to catch up, and pass them.
The Armada moves slowly towards the English Channel in a crescent formation, while the British "race" ships harass the Spanish ships.
An integrated group of whites and blacks, men and women traveled by bus throughout the south to test compliance with the ruling in Boynton v Virginia
The guillotine brings death to thousands of people during the French Revolution's "Reign of Terror."
North Vietnam attacks American naval ships, on 2 August 1964, but they do not react.
November 5 is "Guy Fawkes Day" because, in 1605, a plot to kill the King was thwarted when Fawkes was found with 36 barrels of gunpowder under the Hou...
Death comes slowly in a hanging cage; the accused is exposed to the elements and starved.
Thomas Edison's new film company records destroyed boats and stranded ships in Galveston's harbor.
Long before the days of the printing press, Hebrew scribes copy the Scriptures by hand.
The Heretic's Fork is an extremely painful way to die. Being in a stock is less painful but could cause the person humiliation.
The Iron Maiden is another form of intense suffering and slow death.
Of all the painful ways to be tortured, the Judas Cradle has to be one of the most painful ways to die.