As a significant influence on 20th-century art, Pablo Picasso was an innovative artist who experimented and innovated during his 92-plus years on earth. He was not only a master painter but also a sculptor, printmaker, ceramics artist, etching artist and...

Throughout his lifetime, Picasso frequently painted self-portraits. Seen below is his first documented self-portrait in 1896 when he was only 15 years old, and his last known self-portrait, drawn on July 3rd, 1972, when he was 90 years old. And in between...

Rummaging through historical works and identifying the 100 greatest is not an easy task. These paintings were chosen based on popularity. Several sites were used as resources in identifying the most popular paintings.

Viewed as the "King of Ragtime," Scott Joplin was the foremost composer of the genre in the early 20th century, known for works like "The Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer."

For decades, most historical accounts of Nov. 14, 1960, featured Ruby Bridges as the sole child crossing hostile lines to attend an all-white school in the Ninth Ward, but there were three others.

If we’re talking about ancient love stories, a lot would come to mind. We have the infamous Romeo and Juliet, Lancelot and Guinevere, and even Paris and Helen.

A collection of gay and male-male affection vintage photos enhanced and colorized.

ABC News contributor LZ Granderson sits down with Martin Lawrence to talk about his successful 30-year career, which includes movies, sold-out arenas and a hit television show.

Shopping malls have were once a desire place to shop, eat and just hang out. Over the years their popularity has declined which has forced some stores to close. In this video we will have a closer look at some of the mall stores you once loved but no lo...

In this video, I take you on a tour of central London, finding some beautiful historic buildings hidden amongst the tall modern structures of London's skyline.

Booker T. Washington was one of the foremost African American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

It's a tradition in Venice that dates back hundreds of years, and extends far beyond Carnival celebrations and the countdown to Lent. Correspondent Seth Doane looks at the history of imaginative masks in Venice, where the only mask mandate is, the more ex...

From floral bouquets and scented hearts, to casual insults and a pig in human clothes – marvel at the sweet (and sometimes quite mean!) Valentine's cards in the V&A's collection.

Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In this episode we are looking into the life of the Marthe de Florian a 19th century courtesan and her mysterious apartment which was uncovered in 2010 after nearly a century of being undisturbed.

Historian Lucy Worsley visits the places and houses in England where Jane Austen spent time and which served as inspiration for the settings of her novels.