When the great escape artist Harry Houdini announced plans to perform at the Orpheum Theatre in 1923, The Vancouver Sun issued a challenge to him: perform a death-defying escape in public outside the ...

The non-forensic remains found at a construction site on the campus of the University of Oklahoma last week are likely cadavers from the early 1900s. In a statement to The Transcript, a spokesperson ...

At the turn of the 20th century, Buenos Aires was transforming at a remarkable pace. Immigration reshaped neighborhoods. Grand avenues replaced colonial streets. Electric lights, trams, and new ...

Today is Monday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2026. There are 325 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first live ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said murders in major U.S. cities plunged to their lowest level since at least 1900 as federal arrests, gang takedowns and deportations surged under ...

A homeowner redecorating a front room in a 1900s terraced house was met with an alarming surprise after stripping away old painted wallpaper—a mysterious funguslike mass hidden beneath the surface.

The Goodyear City Council has approved a new 1,940-acre master-planned community called Rio 1900. The development will feature over 5,000 homes, commercial space, and a potential resort near Estrella ...

Once I did yoga. It went all right, until it didn’t. Late in the class we wound up on our hands and knees with heads forward and lowered. Our tail-ends were aloft. As I remember the trauma, our left ...

Murders across the U.S. dropped last year to a historic low, according to researchers, marking a dramatic turnaround after violent crime surged in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and as left-wing ...

Millionaires have become far more common over time, driven by global economic growth, inflation, and wealth creation. In the early 20th century, being a millionaire was extremely rare. Historical ...

In this challenge, 100 years of contortion techniques are explored. US military carries out strikes in Venezuela College football fans loved Laura Rutledge’s viral sprint to ESPN desk for halftime ...