On September 5, 1946 the world received and incredible gift of music in the form of Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen.

Frederick Douglass began life as a slave. Through "forbidden" education, he was able to speak out for the abolition of slavery, giving Martin Luther King, Jr. the ability to have a dream, almost a century later. Now, less than 50 years after King's historic speech, Barack Obama will live the drea

We already know about Labor Day and VJ Day, but what about National Beheading Day? Or National Cheeseburger Day? These holidays get very little attention, so we bring them to the fore front!

The face of American Baseball changed in 1914 when a 19 year old George Herman Ruth, Jr. was signed to play for the Baltimore Orioles. Within 5 months, he was a major player with the Boston Red Sox and would eventually make history with the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth lived a rich life...

One of the most romanticized robberies in Great Britain occurred on August 8, 1963. Fifteen men successfully robbed a train that traveled between Glasgow, Scotland and London England. They almost got away with it. Sort of...

Five days after receiving and returning the Austrian Ultimatum, Serbia found itself the unwanted target of a declaration of war. Accused of being the cause of the death of Archduke Ferdinand, Serbia fought Austria in what would be the beginning of World War I. But, who was really responsible?