Famous Historical Topics & Events Videos

What are some of history's key stories and events which remain famous to this day? Check-out some of those topics.

The Catholic Church bans Nicolaus Copernicus's book on the 5th of March, 1616 (decades after his death). Why ban a book which Catholic Universities ha...

This Universal Newsreel depicts the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth, his Queen Consort, on May 12, 1937.

Television was in its infancy on the day of George VI's coronation.

Young children were trapped in the wreckage of Coventry, following a massive bombing by Germany during the evening/morning of November 14/15, 1940.

The Nazi's bombed Coventry to brea morale, learn why it did not work.

As Nazi bombs arrived over Coventry, the onslaught began with fire bombs.

Beginning on 14 November 1940, the British town of Coventry was decimated by "The Blitz." How did this impact the confidence of Coventry's residents (...

Unknown to President Kennedy, or any of his advisors, four Soviet Foxtrot-class submarines (of the Sixty-ninth Submarine Brigade) have left their base...

President Kennedy briefs General Eisenhower, the former American president, on the deal he made with Khruschev to end the Cuban missile crisis.

Celebrating 2000 Martian days of exploring the Red Planet, Curiosity is a moving science lab, considerably different from "Spirit" and "Opportunity" b...

On the 24th of July, 1974, the United States Supreme Court issued an order that President Richard Nixon had to surrender all White House tape recordin...

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