A proper burial is a ceremony that many of us take for granted, but that was not the case for African Americans for a large portion of history in the U.S.

A widow unable to move on from her husband’s death pretends he is still alive. Eventually, she can no longer lie to herself and is forced to face reality.

Legendary choreographer Debbie Allen is remembering the late Irene Cara, who she worked with on the 1980 film ‘Fame.’

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is an event that has captivated people since 1865. In this episode of American Artifact, we're with Erik Dorr at The Gettysburg Museum of History to examine some RARE artifacts that are connected to the death of Americ...

Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever talk about whether they have seen the movie,

A quick walk through of Vienna's capuchin crypt. Home to emperors and empresses of the Hasburg dynasty.

Death Whistles, Terrifying instruments of religion and war, were used by Ancient Aztecs to summon spirits and create horror and fear wherever they went.

Crime and punishment in ancient Egypt could often be grisly and painful. But perhaps the harshest punishment of all was that which would rob you of your peace in the afterlife. Is this decapitated mummy the victim of such a fate? Doctor Joann Fletcher inv...

1912 Courthouse Massacre lead by the Floyd Allen Clan. 57 bullets in 90 seconds in Hillsville Virginia.

A gnome soon regrets giving a caterpillar some leaves to munch on in this Competition winner. NOT A KID'S CARTOON!

Mass for the dead (with subtitles in 18 languages)

The ancient hobbies of years gone by are fascinating and fraught with interesting facts that many of us might not know today. People of the past didn’t have the modern luxuries most of the developed world has now, so for entertainment, a fair amount of im...

When radium was first discovered, its luminous green color inspired people to add it into beauty products and jewelry. It wasn’t until much later that we realized that radium’s harmful effects outweighed its visual benefits. Unfortunately, radium isn’t th...

Most people know what happened to the Donner Party, a group of settlers led by George Donner and James F. Reed, once they reached Alder Creek, California, in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Members of the party resorted to cannibalism in order to survive aft...

In the Middle Ages Germans ate “corpse cakes” made by the woman of the house and left to rise on the chest of the corpse to absorb some of his virtue, which was then transmitted to the eater.