Greece, fifth century b.c. To accommodate the sculpture, Phidias raised the height of the cella. He also installed a large rectangular pool filled with olive oil in front of the statue. Since the ...

Just after 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, a freight car loaded with TNT exploded at a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in New York Harbor. The blast registered as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake and was felt ...

Stephen Merchant has revealed he is leading a "separate life" from Ricky Gervais, despite the duo's successful collaborative partnership over the years. The 51-year-old and his 64-year-old counterpart ...

Friends and family of Texas country icon Billy Joe Shaver on Tuesday will dedicate a bronze statue of the singer-songwriter in his Corsicana hometown.