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.

With the cartridge-casing information in hand, experts were able to place the location of the men, and their weapons, as the Battle of the Little Bigh...

Despite their training, men fighting under extreme pressure tend to group together.

On the 25th of June, 1876 - at the Battle of the Little Bighorn - a group of American immigrants were fighting against a group of Native Americans. Bo...

Ephialtes, having betrayed his own side, told the Persians how to outflank Leonidas.

What are the factors leading to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo on the 18th of June, 1815? Learn about the peace that Europe won in the fields of Waterl...

When Napoleon gave the order to fire his heavy guns, he expected them to be as devastatingly effective as they always were.

French soldiers, in a mass grave, had died of starvation and hypothermia as they returned from the Russian campaign.

NOTE: THIS CLIP CONTAINS RECREATIONS OF BATTLE SCENES AND SKELETONS IN A MASS GRAVE.

Napoleon needed to attack the Allied army, under Wellington's command, before the Prussians arrived.

The Bag of Pigs invasion - known as "A Perfect Failure" - may seem foolhardy today, but it must be viewed in its historical context.

During his performing heyday, Beethoven was known as more than a brilliant pianist.

Although a brilliant pianist and budding composer, in 1800, Beethoven had not reached his potential and did not have the fame he would one day enjoy.

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