They performed the most arduous and dangerous work despite racism, lower pay than white workers, curtailed food rations, and threats of violence from white railroad bosses. But in the famous 1869 ...

David Peace’s gripping account of the Munich air disaster, 67 years ago today, has much to say about the way media has ...

Husseini, Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community and known for his development work around the world, has ...

With his grandfather having owned five Derby winners between 1930 and 1952, racing was certainly in the genes but it was not ...

From Warren Buffett and Bill Gates to newcomer Reed Hastings of Netflix, the most generous people in the country have doled ...

At least 29 people have died in the fires across the Los Angeles area. At least two of the people killed in the Southern ...

At least five people have died in a wildfire in Los Angeles, officials have said, with firefighters now facing new blazes, including one in the city's famous ... were killed all died in the ...

Nancy Kerrigan, the famous Olympic figure skater, most recently mourned the tragic loss of many members of The Skating Club of Boston, who died in the tragic D.C.

Faithfull was a beautiful pop star at the height of the ’60s rock era, known across the world for her hits (notably the classic ballad “As Tears Go By”) and her boyfriend, Rolling Stone Mick Jagger. A ...

Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash.

It's clear that Buckley, who sang like Nina Simone crossed with Robert Plant crossed with a heavenly spirit, could have been ...

The secret annex – one of the most famous dwellings in history, thanks to Frank’s best-selling published diary – can now be ...