History of barber poles dates back to medieval times when barbers assisted with bloodletting, extracting teeth, and other procedures. Learn why red, white, and blue are common colors and more.

On December 6th, 1917, the Halifax explosion disaster destroyed structures in a half-mile radius after hundreds of tons of explosives ignited in a maritime collision.

Warriors of the middle ages used a dizzying array of brutal medieval weapons from swords, axes, maces, picks, crossbows, daggers, trebuchets, and more.

The once wealthy and vibrant Italian city of Pompeii was destroyed over a two-day period when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.

Construction of the Great Wall of China dates back to the 7th Century BCE and continued into the Ming dynasty up to 1644 CE. One of the few manmade structures visible by the naked eye from space.

Although the exact date is debated, the Thera eruption shot magma 20-miles high, caused a tsunami, and devastated the Minoan civilization.

After sustaining the largest WWI casualties of any nation and a ravaged economy, the Russian, or Bolshevik, Revolution resulted in marxist dictators like Lenin and Stalin rising to power.