History Stories

Between 1764 and 1767, a creature known as the Beast of Gévaudan terrorized the French countryside, killing over 100 people. Descriptions of the beast varied, b

In October 1871, a massive fire swept through Chicago, destroying much of the city and killing hundreds. Legend blames Mrs. O’Leary’s cow for kicking over a lan

In 1941, Soviet archaeologists opened the tomb of Tamerlane, a Central Asian conqueror. An inscription warned that disturbing the tomb would unleash a great cal