Famous People Videos

People who change the world may, or may not, be famous in their own lifetimes. Often it takes years for others to understand forward-thinking contributions. This collection introduces you to some of the world's most-famous people

NOTICE: THIS VIDEO RECREATES WHAT HAPPENED WHEN PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSIN, LEON CZOLGOSZ, WAS EXECUTED FOR HIS CRIMES.

Time, as Einstein viewed it, is like a river which can speed-up or slow-down.

Mamie Till-Mobley tells the story of her son's death and the fight she had to mount in order to have her son's body returned to Chicago from Mississip...

During Cromwells tenure as head of government, some of the people (ex-royals) were burdened with a ten-percent income tax without their consent.

Working with Enigma decipher materials originally created by Polish code breakers, Alan Turing and his team at Bletchley Park (south of London) create...

Before he became conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen directed this interpretation of Jean Sibelius' Symphony No.

Before he became conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen directed this interpretation of Jean Sibelius' Symphony No.

Before he became conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen directed this interpretation of Jean Sibelius' Symphony No.

In April of 1945, a vicious battle began on the Pacific island of Okinawa. Called "Operation Iceberg," the fighting lasted about 82 days. Learn about ...

Eugene Bondurant Sledge (also known as "Sledgehammer" and/or "E.

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first two people known to scale the summit of Mt.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who first publicly spoke-out against Adolf Hitler soon after his rise to power, was hanged in April of 1945 for allegedly taking ...

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