George Garratt from Glastonbury went through with the ridiculous 140-character name change as a joke. He later admitted it became a massive inconvenie...
Engineers removed 70 metric tons of soil from beneath the tower's raised end, reducing its famous lean by about 18 inches. The irony wasn't lost that...
Fears about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) led to the slaughter of millions of cattle in the UK. The ban lasted over a decade and cost Britain...
The revolutionary web browser made the internet accessible to ordinary people for the first time with its user-friendly interface. At its peak, Netsca...
The city failed to pay $14 million in short-term notes, leading to a financial crisis and national embarrassment. Mayor Dennis Kucinich refused to sel...
Despite the planet's crushing atmospheric pressure and temperatures hot enough to melt lead, the probe survived for 23 minutes on the surface. This ac...
The legendary big band leader and WWII officer vanished without a trace at age 40, with his plane never found. Theories about his death range from mec...
The epic Civil War romance debuted to massive fanfare in the city where much of the story takes place. The film would go on to win ten Academy Awards...
The 21st Amendment was ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and making America wet again. The failed social experiment had inadvertently created a g...
The French engineer's Parisian monument was initially hated by artists and intellectuals who called it an eyesore. They demanded it be torn down after...
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution became law after Virginia became the final state needed for ratification. These amendments protect e...
