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Born 1923 in Nashville, Tennessee, Bettie Page was an American model who gained a significant profile in the 1950s for her pin-up photos. Of... -
On Oct. 12, 1978, the body of 20-year-old Nancy Spungen was found in a room at New York’s famous Chelsea Hotel. She and her boyfriend, Sex P... -
The 1980s can be categorized as a decade of excess. The new generation of young people placed a heavy emphasis on individuality, materialism... -
LIFE magazine published this guide for actors in 1942, but it may still come in handy today. According to these romantic pictures from th... -
Have you ever counted the ways to achieve death or extreme shock from electricity? Well, here's some pretty strange diagrams of 30 ways ... -
Maybe you blame your smartphone or your open office for the fact that you can’t concentrate at work. But distraction isn’t exactly a new pro... -
Volkswagen, maker of the Beetle automobile, expands its product offerings to include a microbus, which goes into production on March 8, 1950... -
Have you ever heard of a human zoo? A human zoo was a place (and yes, they really existed in the past) where people were kept for display, j... -
Was Michelle Obama the first black First Lady? You might be surprised at these 15 historical figures you probably didn’t know were black. ... -
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Beginning in the mid-1850s, Paris experienced a grand transformation. At the orders of Napoleon III, old, narrow streets made way for wide b...