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

In August of 2002, the Oakland A's began a 20-game winning streak.

WARNING: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS EXCITED COMMENTS FROM PLAYERS WHO JUST COMPLETED A 20-GAME WINNING STREAK.

Beethovens Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Opus 27, No.

One of Beethoven's most-loved works for the piano is his "Moonlight Sonata." In this clip, we see it performed by Daniel Barenboim.

The South African attended the Premiere of "Invictus," in Cape Town, and its reporter interviewed some of the actual people featured in the story (plu...

In this clip - from the PBS documentary, "Eyes on the Prize" - Moses ("Mose") Wright tells what happened the night Roy Bryant and J.

Joseph Goebbels, in charge of propaganda and enlightenment during Hitlers rule of Germany, wanted movies which told good stories - in addition to film...

Using his Duport Stradivarius cello, Rostropovich interprets the Prelude, of Bach's Cello Suite No.

This film provides a history of NASA's first decade and its role in space exploration.

Nathan Hale was 21-years-old when the British executed him (in 1776) as a spy.

In this 60 Minutes segment, entitled Mr.

In this video clip, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers plays the trumpet, then the cello, in a duet with Joanne Pearce-Martin, principal keyboardist with the Los...

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