We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
Through the hands of Attila, death and destruction befall the towns of Lombardy.
50 years ago a fire occurs during an Apollo 1 training session, trapping the crew inside. The 3 crew members die when they cannot get out of their com...
The Bataan Death March, shown in photos and maps, lasts over 60 miles; many Filipino and US soldiers die.
Life is hard in Los Angeles for Elizabeth Short and other young women seeking the "Hollywood Life".
When Jesus brings his friend Lazarus back from the dead, the plot to Jesus begins.
People feel that Garfield dies too soon, but not "in vain".
The Mahdi dies after capturing Khartoum, but his Mahdist forces make Omdurman their capital.
Jackie Kennedy endures the unendurable when she sees her husband murdered. Soon after JFK's death, and before leaving Dallas, Lyndon Baines Johnson ta...
George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappear in 1924 while attempting to become the first to summit Mt. Everest.
Russia's Tsar orders a firing-squad charade to show Dostoevsky and his colleagues what happens to lawbreakers.
Mary's second husband plots to murder her private secretary and dies himself two years later; many suspect Mary of involvement.
Benedict Arnold gains control of West Point for the wrong reasons.
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