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On May 1, 124 years ago, 200 men and boys perished in a dark hole under the mountain in the Scofield mining disaster of 1900

On May 1, 124 years ago, 200 men and boys perished in a dark hole under the mountain in the Scofield mining disaster of 1900

PBS' new documentary film “DANTE: Inferno to Paradise” puts this epic poem, almost universally regarded as one of the pinnacles of Western literature, in historical, theological, political, literary, and very human perspective.

An unusual surname is a valuable tool for a genealogist. Discover six strategies to use oddball names in your tree to your greatest advantage.

Kobold’s may seem helpful or mischievous beings at first, but they are dangerous if crossed.

Scary Sumerian vampires inspired the tales of bloodsucking beings known as the baobhan sith, Satan, and Dracula.

The mythological history of mermaids and their real-world origins

The Afghan conflict has refocused world attention on Waziristan. Once one of the British Empires most volatile territories, the remote small province in northwestern Pakistan is now home to Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda fighters, rogue elements within

Soon after the Knights Templar founded their order in the Holy Land they assimilated into the Johannite Church, which had been founded by St. John the Baptist more than a thousand years before.