Since the era of "silent films," moving pictures are an important part of worldwide culture. How did movies get their start? What are the stories behind the movies? Enjoy hundreds of stories in this Collection.
Carl Hanratty is the FBI agent in the movie who first catches Abagnale, but he is able to escape.
The Marines battle 10,000 Japanese soldiers hiding in caves and other dug in areas; there are many casualties on both sides.
Thousands of Japanese die on Saipan; Americans suffer many losses as well.
The real life Carl Hanratty, Joe Shea, catches Frank, but believes he has a career helping the FBI catch con men just like him.
At the age of 20, the police in France catch Abagnale when an airline attendant sees and reports him.
Two giant undersea slabs (tectonic plates) collide and rupture the Earth's crust.
The massive Banda Aceh quake causes tons of displaced water to roar toward Indian-Ocean shorelines. A massive tsunami is thus set in motion.
The stock market crash, Hoover and failing banks are all causes of the Great Depression, but there are others still unknown.
The causes of the Great Depression are still debated.
Hitler and Mussolini form a Pact of Steel to unite Italy and Germany; the Jewish population in Italy begins to suffer.
Tony Minke, on his way to get his watch repaired, finds Bobby's body.
Charles Frohman is Barrie's famous American producer who makes sure Peter Pan comes to the stage, he dies on the Lusitania.
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