Marie Antoinette was the wife of Louis XVI and the queen of France from May 10, 1774 until the French monarchy was abolished in 1792 amid the French Revolution. She was famous for her opulent ...

The last words of the famous dead have always held a particular grip on our imagination. Not because they’re reliably profound – many aren’t – but because they arrive at the only moment in a person’s ...

Steve Jobs was one of the best-known and most influential businessmen of the modern age. The Apple co-founder helped introduce Macintosh computers in 1984 and the iPhone in 2007, along with countless ...

Final words carry weight when they reflect how someone lived, what they valued, or how they saw death arriving. However, some last sentences are only fragments, rather than conclusions to a person's ...

It’s last call for Schlitz, the beer that made Milwaukee famous. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Pabst Brewing Co. has ...

Major character deaths in movies are often one of the best moments of any given story. Whether it is the hero of the tale or the main villain, the best deaths either offer a moment of catharsis or ...

Editor’s note: Father Raymond J. de Souza recorded meditations on the Seven Last Words at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg, New York. They will air on EWTN on Good Friday at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). It will ...

Horatio Nelson is famous for besting Napoleon at sea. But what did he mean by “Kiss me, Hardy”—his supposed last words? Horatio Nelson's death was a common subject in early 19th century painting. This ...

Eric Dane did not believe in an afterlife. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I think when the lights go out, it’s over,” he said in ...

Months before his death, Eric Dane recorded one final interview — and in it, he spoke directly to his teenage daughters. The Grey’s Anatomy alum died on Thursday (Feb. 19) at 53, just 10 months after ...