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
Rasputin liked to drink alcohol and misbehave with women.
Alexi, the Tsarevich, had hemophilia.
After the Tsar abdicates, he is treated without dignity by soldiers who swarm the imperial palace.
It is July 16, 1918.
Despite drinking cyanide-laced wine, Rasputin does not die.
Despite his ongoing bad behavior, Rasputin thinks he is safe with the imperial family.
When Grigory Rasputin was young, people thought he could produce "magic.
Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to students at Moscow State University, urging them to be free of fear and full of hope for the future.
The blues which Michelangelo used in the Sistine-Chapel frescoes were imported from Afghanistan.
How did Michelangelo create the extensive frescoes we see today in the Sistine Chapel?
WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF MICHELANGELO'S FRESCOES.
The Medici family commissioned Michelangelo to create a magnificent facade for the San Lorenzo church in Florence.
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