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.
On the 30th of January, 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were "wanted" for a string of crimes on the 23rd of May, 1934.
On the 18th of September, 1895, Professor Booker T.
This scene is the beginning of Boris Godunov, the famous opera (in Four Acts and a Prologue) by M.
This clip is from the 1962 film, The Miracle Worker, based on the play by William Gibson.
During the course of his court martial, as reflected in this clip, Captain Henry Wirz - a Confederate officer - testified that he could not disobey th...
Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, the King and Queen of Spain.
Popularly known as The Origin of Species, the full title of Charles Darwin's book is: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or, The ...
While collecting specimen, at the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin did not correlate his "finds" with the name of the specific island where they were...
In this clip - from "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" - we see results of current research which experts relate to Darwin's theories.
At 1:08 into this clip, we pick-up Charles Darwin's personal story.
In this clip - from "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" - we see results of current research which experts relate to Darwin's theories.
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