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.
The historic city of Verdun, in France, has a special meaning for the French people. In February, of 1916, protecting it from falling to the Germans l...
As soldiers wear gas masks, the battle for Verdun grows ever-more costly while French defenders rally around this charge: "Verdun Must Not Fall!"
As another German assault against Verdun begins on the 23rd of June, 1916, French troops remember the words of their General.
Chuichi Nagumo was a torpedo specialist and commanded the carrier strike force which attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
This clip is from Eye of Vichy (L'oeil de Vichy) - by Claude Chabrol and narrated by Brian Cox (in the English version) - a documentary compiling hist...
Themistocles - an Athenian leader in 480 B.
After Alice Paul, Lucy Burns and their colleagues are released, they renew their efforts to get a constitutional amendment, granting women the right t...
Americans became very upset about the Vietnam War when they watched horrifying scenes on their television screens.
Three days after Beethovens death, Johann Nepomuk Hoechle visited the maestros home (in the Schwarzspanierhaus). He was allowed to create a portrait ...
This aerial view depicts Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York. It once had an electric chair.
Viking artifacts, found in the UK, suggest that Vikings had a trading post - and maybe a settlement - particularly on the island of Anglesey.
In northern Scotland, about thirty miles north of Inverness, archeologists believe they have found evidence of a monastery raided by Vikings.
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