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.

NOTICE: THIS VIDEO INCLUDES SCENES OF FATAL SHOOTINGS AND OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS FROM WORLD WAR II.

All the Allies wanted to capture Wernher von Braun. On the morning of April 11, 1945, the Americans found his underground production facility.

Scientists working for Hitler's Third Reich continued to work, after the war, but for the United States. Historians believe that the U.S. rocket progr...

Fritz-Julius Lemp was a skilled U-boat commander.

The Colorado River, which flows through five U.

In addition to his love of flying, Howard Hughes was an aviation innovator.

Howard Hughes invested huge sums of his own money (in addition to funds provided by the federal government) as he designed, developed, built and perso...

In this video clip, which contains historical footage, Howard Hughes comments on his speed-breaking flights.

When Hubble - the orbiting space telescope - was built, its creators inadvertently gave it distorted vision.

After a seven-year journey, the Cassini spacecraft delivered its Huygens probe to Titan, Saturns largest moon.

Catch a ride on the Cassini spacecraft and watch as its Huygens probe lands on the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon!

This video clip, from National Geographic's series on the Vietnam war, includes an interview with Lt Col Hal Moore plus historical footage regarding a...

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