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.
This historic film footage, taken by the Edison Film Company, depicts the state of ruin in San Francisco, following the April 1906 earthquake and subs...
A man of contrasts who owned slaves, Thomas Jefferson declared that all men were born equal.
Before the Civil War erupted, Thomas Jonathon Jackson was a professor at VMI (Virginia Military Institute).
Although the American Colonies have declared their independence from Britain, General Washington and his men are losing on the battlefields. Then Wash...
This image depicts the official poster, for the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were scheduled to be held in Tokyo. They were cancelled, due to WWII.
Actual scenes from a battle so intense that a shell blast could shatter every one of a Marines teeth.
The flag-raising at Mt.
As Alan Turing and his Bletchly Park colleagues worked feverishly to break the Enigma code, they caught a break when the Royal Navy captured U-110 on ...
John Boyne's novel - "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" - is now a major motion picture. This clip presents one of its trailer.
After his marriage to Anne Boleyn - and the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth - Henry VIII decided to look elsewhere for a wife.
Francis Gary Powers was tried as an American spy after the Soviets shot-down his U-2 while Powers was flying near Sverdlovsk, Russia.
Around 1200 AD, in todays Trondheim (Norway), trolls, or gnomes were thought to be mischievous.
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