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.
During the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tryouts, thirty-five year-old Morris throws 98 mph pitches.
Warm water helps the "Perfect Storm" gain intensity as the low pressure deepens; this creates massive waves of 70 feet and higher.
"Cavorite" - a fictitious substance that allows flight - is found by Dr. Cavor, inWells'novel -The First Men in the Moon.
If antimatter comes into contact with any matter, an explosion will occur.
At CERN, where the WWW was announced on 30 April 1993, scientists study "antimatter" - negative matter which does not exist in a natural form.
Religious riots throughout India cause the deaths of about 2,000 people.
Fisher authors his own life's story and screen play.
K-19 suffers a potential nuclear meltdown from cracks in the primary cooling tube.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer grew up in the town of Breslau (now Wroclaw). His decision to become a minister surprised his family of intellectuals.
After the death of Henri IV, Cardinal Richelieu advises the new young King Louis XIII, and life for the Huguenots gets worse.
If there is a threat against American interests in Southeast Asia, are we too cautious to invade North Vietnam?
Japan decides to take control of East Asia and stop white, colonial control because they want to create an empire.
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