Biographies Videos

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.

Looking back, to make sure her husband Denis is there, Margaret Thatcher addresses the gathered crowd, then leaves Number 10 Downing Street (the Londo...

Margaret Thatcher remains a polarizing figure.

WARNING: THE LANGUAGE USED IN THIS VIDEO CLIP MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.

When Margaret Thatcher's colleagues wanted to help improve her image, Laurence Olivier - the famous actor - suggested that she work with a tutor at th...

Marie & Pierre Curie were married scientists who first isolated radioactive radium salts on the 20th of April, 1902. Learn more about their world-chan...

Mark Twain was born in a town called Florida in the American state of Missouri.

Dr. King gives his powerful, transforming ''I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.

Francis Walsingham, a key advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, created a trap for Mary, Queen of Scots.

Mary, Queen of Scots had a good first marriage, but it ended when her young husband - Francis II, King of France - died.

Medgar Evers was the NAACP's field secretary in Jackson, Mississippi.

The great-great grandson of Charles Dickens introduces us to his famous ancestor whose novels remain popular today.

For centuries, alchemists believed that mercury could be turned into gold.

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