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 first state to grant female suffrage did so in 1869 and the NAWSA worked every year thereafter to make this right a national one.

La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, urges people to fight internal tyranny. See the English translation and listen to a spellbinding performa...

In this BP-released video, we can see how difficult it is to work on the oil leaks at Mississippi Canyon 252.

The North Atlantic was the scene of ongoing naval battles during the Second World War.

Had the war not ended when it did, the ME-262 would surely have had a major impact on the Allies' ability to stop Hitler.

At 12:18 PM, on the afternoon of 26 February 1993, a massive explosion occurred in the parking structure of the World Trade Center in New York City....

In 2001, Gedeon Naudet, and his brother Jules, were working on a documentary about New York City firefighters.

As the World Trade Center was built, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey filmed its progress.

Lord Merseys findings, following considerable evidence given at the wreck inquiry, attributed the loss of the Lusitania to the U-boats actions against...

In a world-changing event, Orville and Wilbur Wright brought their new airplane (Flyer) to the windy beach at Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina. It was ...

In the summer of 1908, Wilbur Wright went to France to demonstrate the powered-plane which he and his brother had designed and made.

This "NASA Connect" video clip explains how the Wright Brothers succeeded, where other more notable people had failed, to solve the problem of powered...

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