Retropod

In 1956, New York City’s bomb squad used criminal profiling to catch a terrorist known as “The Mad Bomber.”

An 8-year-old found an ancient sword in a Swedish lake. Does that make her the queen?

She was short. He was tall. Her family wasn't well off. His was. She was a worrier. He had not a care in the world. If you looked up mismatch in the dictionary, Ruth Bader and Martin D. Ginsburg fit the definition perfectly.

Civil rights crusader Fannie Lou Hamer rivaled Martin Luther King Jr. in her command of audiences.

Before becoming a legendary big hitter, Babe Ruth was one of baseball’s best from the mound.

Caroll Spinney and his iconic character were inseparable for almost 50 years.

Family and friends had known about the president’s intimate relationship with Mary Peck for years, but whispers about their involvement were growing.

As Jacqueline Kennedy transitioned from wife-in-chief to widow-in-mourning, there was tension between whom she had been and whom she was allowed to become.

Emmett Till’s mother opened his casket and sparked the civil rights movement.

Photographer Boris Yaro shot the photo of Bobby Kennedy lying fatally wounded in the arms of Juan Romero, a busboy. The photo would haunt both of them.