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
The young life of this past pope took place in Nazi occupied Poland.
As soldiers stormed into houses, rounding up young men, people were more afraid than ever.
In a world-changing event, Orville and Wilbur Wright brought their new airplane (Flyer) to the windy beach at Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina. It was ...
In the summer of 1908, Wilbur Wright went to France to demonstrate the powered-plane which he and his brother had designed and made.
This "NASA Connect" video clip explains how the Wright Brothers succeeded, where other more notable people had failed, to solve the problem of powered...
The Wright Brothers owned a bike shop in Dayton.
Hear an original Wright Brothers' engine and learn how the world changed on Dec 17, 1903.
Using a combination of recreations, expert analysis and animations, this video sets the scene of the famous Battle of Thermopylae.
On the 7th of July, 1946, Howard Hughes took his new XF-11 for a test flight in the skies above Los Angeles.
The Toronto Music Garden is inspired by J.S. Bach's Suite No. 1 in G Major for Unaccompanied Cello. In this video clip, Yo-Yo Ma—who was involved in...
In this video excerpt, celebrating the composer's 150th birthday, Yo-Yo Ma plays the ending of Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme at the Gala ...
At the age of 27, Yuri Gagarin became known around the world after he was the first person to fly in space.
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