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Does This New Audio Show That Lyndon Johnson Ordered a Hit on JFK?

Oliver Stone…vindicated?

Coney Island’s ‘Human Pool Table’ Shows How Dangerous Theme Parks Used to Be

Up until about 40 years ago, most amusement park rides were about 50/50 fun versus murder machines.

The Doomed Brazilian Priest Who Thought He Could Traverse the Atlantic With 1,000 Helium Balloons

At least the truck drivers got their rest stops.

Unveiling Bob Lazar's Dark Secret: A Deceased Wife, an Illegal Prostitution Ring, and Beyond

Explore the darker side of the Bob Lazar story and some questionably incidents from his past.

1862 Mouse Traps Weren't Playing Around

They weren't playing games with pest control back in the day.

Decorated Vietnam War Hero Describes Struggle of Coming Home

Distinguished Service Cross for Heroism, two Silver Stars and a whole lot of pain.

25 of the Greatest Punches in History

Check out this compilation of 25 of the most memorable (and devastating) punches ever thrown in the boxing ring.

87-Year-Old Farmer in 1929 Offers His Wisdom

He's not really sure what to make of some of this stuff, but he seems to take it all in stride and is definitely pretty spritely for his advanced age.

Hindenburg Disaster Footage Upscaled to 4K

This famous footage has been seen countless times, but never quite like this.

Rare Footage From When Dr. Dre First Discovered Eminem

The Dumbest "Hacking" Scene In the History of Moving Pictures

NCIS takes the cake for having the most performative and frankly worst hacking ever shown on television.

USSR Once Nuked a Burning Gas Well to Extinguish It

It sounds pretty bonkers, but I guess it actually worked.

Comparing the Sizes of Killer Tsunami Waves

A great 3D perspective of historically devastating tsunami heights in relation to cities and monuments.

Marilyn Monroe Entertains the Troops in Korea in Sub-Zero Temperatures

Despite freezing cold, Monroe refused to disappoint the troops by covering up - resulting in a bout of pneumonia afterward.

Elton John Accepts Challenge to Write Song about Ovens and Nails It

Does pre-heating my oven count as foreplay?

POV You Just Turned on the History Channel for the First Time in 15 Years

Do not try what you're about to see at home.

12 of The Biggest Scandals to Hit History Channel TV Shows

Even Television shows can come with their own secrets, dramas, and scandals.

Behind the Scenes Footage from 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' Is a Real Treat

Mark Hamill debuts the Tauntaun dance.

Nicolas Cage Brings All His Manic Energy to Netflix' 'History of Swear Words'

One way or another, this oughta be good.

Pauly Shore Nailed His "Bill & Ted" Audition

This movie franchise probably would have died if Pauly Shore was in it.

Snapchat Added Then Quickly Removed This Juneteenth "Smile for Freedom" Filter

Making slavery jokes is never a good look.

Looking Back at the Time an RAF Pilot Went Rogue Over London

In 1968 an RAF pilot flew his Hawker Hunter jet fighter into central London on an unauthorised mission and proceeded to make one of the most...

Crowd Chants "F*** Trump" As Fox Newscaster Reports On USWNT's World Cup Win

Fox News correspondent Greg Palkot was reporting live from a bar in Lyon, France on the US Women's National Team's historic fourth World Cup win, when the crowd suddenly started chanting.

A Mall Starts to Flood and the Band Plays Titanic Theme Song "My Heart Will Go"

During flooding in the Plaza Patria Shopping Center in Guadalajara, a group of musicians decided to give the scene the right atmosphere by...

Actual Footage From the Chernobyl Disaster, Used to Create the HBO Mini-Series 'Chernobyl'

This terrifying and sobering footage of Chernobyl about the nuclear meltdown on April 26, 1986 was used by the HBO team that put out the hit new...