Bessie Coleman was one of 13 children born to Susan and George Coleman, who both worked as sharecroppers.



In 1915, at 23 years old, Coleman moved to Chicago, where she lived with her brothers and worked as a ma
nicurist....

Although it resulted in some of the most remarkable artwork ever created, the life of Vincent van Gogh was marked by poverty, loneliness, rejection, and mental illness. Vincent van Gogh's biography is sad enough on its own; that his...

Though historians have been right to point to a variety of French Revolution causes - ranging from economic and social issues to questions of political representation - it is also true that French royal excess played no small role in...

Today, we think of 1700s-era France as a period of unwashed and unparalleled squalor. While this is partially a misconception, it does contain some truth. During the 18th century, people's attitudes towards personal hygiene were laxer...

It’s a tale as old as time – or, at least as old as the 1500s. But the real couple that inspired Beauty and the Beast lived a tragic life. The real life Beauty and the Beast were Catherine and Petrus Gonsalvus, and they were treated like...

Reservedly advocated as a humane killing device by Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin during the 18th century, the guillotine executed people en masse during the French Revolution; France discontinued its use after 1977. The mechanism of...

Another attack has taken place in France as it's facing growing Muslim rage.

Take a flight of discovery detailing the evolution of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with this mesmerizing drone footage, capturing its timeless Gothic beauty, restoration efforts, and the resilience of this iconic landmark. Experience...