After a catastrophic bird strike, pilot Sully Sullenberger landed in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009 — saving everyone onboard.

In 1900, the lighthouse keepers on a remote Scottish island vanished. The official report called it an accident. But suspicious clues – and a puzzling logbook – point to a darker explanation.

Often described as spiritual messengers and attendants of God, Biblically accurate angels sometimes look very different from what you'd expect. In modern times, Biblical angels are almost always ...

How and why the Liberty Bell cracked is difficult to determine, but there are many theories that explain the origin of the iconic symbol's beloved flaw. Of all the symbols of American independence, ...

An Australian potato farmer from Beech Forest, Victoria, Cliff Young won the 544-mile Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1983 at the age of 61.

During a hot South Carolina summer in 1915, 30-year-old Essie Dunbar “died” of an epileptic seizure. Or so her family thought. They called a doctor, who confirmed that Dunbar showed no signs of life.

According to centuries-old Mexican and Tejano folklore, La Lechuza is a bloodthirsty, shapeshifting owl with the face of an old witch known as a bruja.

On September 29, 1978, 15-year-old Mary Vincent accepted a ride from Lawrence Singleton, who then kidnapped her, raped her, and cut off both her arms.

The War of the Bucket began in 1325 after the theft of a wooden pail sparked a battle between the Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena.

In the 1970s, a serial killer targeted young girls in Rochester, New York who had the same first and last initials.

On March 11, 2011 in Bethesda, Maryland, Brittany Norwood viciously killed her co-worker Jayna Murray over a pair of leggings in what's known as the Lululemon murder.

In 1988, 10-year-old child star Judith Barsi was shot dead by her father while she was lying in her bed.