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

This video clip depicts Argentinian aircraft which carry exocet missiles.

In this clip, from "20th Century Battlefields," we learn the background of Britain's decision to sink Argentina's ship, the General Belgrano.

Charles Moore, Margaret Thatcher's authorized biographer, provides some background for the Falklands War in this video clip.

On the 2nd of December, 1942, Enrico Fermi and his 48-member team were conducting experiments in Chicago.

During a jaw-dropping moment in the Challenger investigation, Dr.

How was Ying Zheng, China's first emperor, able to unify seven warring states which highly valued independence?

Qin Shi Huangdi died when he was fifty years old, leaving a mixed legacy.

A prince, who was born Ying Zheng, became the First Emperor of China, who renamed himself Qin Shi Hunagdi.  Who was he? How did he rule his ne...

On 18 March 1965, Aleksei Leonov was the first person to walk in space.

The railway carriage in which Germany surrendered to France, at the end of World War I, had been housed in a French museum.

On the 1st of May, 1960, Francis Gary Powers (1929-1977) was a U-2 pilot flying an American spy plane over the Soviet Union.

France celebrates "Bastille Day" every July 14th. Learn more about it with this humorous video clip from "Horrible Histories."

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