Cinco de Mayo: the holiday many Americans use as an excuse to eat Tex-Mex food and party. But do you know the real reason behind the Mexican holiday? Many people don’t, because there are a number of ...

Eleven years after 'Lord of the Flies' was published, six boys were stranded for fifteen months on an uninhabited island.

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May 4 marks Star Wars Day, so learn a bit about the real-life history behind the iconic sci-fi franchise here.

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The ‘90s had some of the best sitcoms, but in many cases, the title of the show included the name of the main character. Just ...

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Here are six gadgets that were wildly popular in the ‘90s but didn’t survive the tech boom of the 2000s.  Before cell phones ...

Egypt's last pharaoh, Queen Cleopatra, was defeated by Rome at the Battle of Actium on September 2, 31 BC, and ended her life ...

Some decades are defined as much by their movie stars as by the films themselves, and the 1990s are a clear example. From rom-coms to action thrillers, leading actors and actresses became fixtures of ...