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.
In 1957, the U.S. government - via the CIA - commissioned a documentary entitled "South Africa under Apartheid.
This clip - part two of "South Africa under Apartheid" - examines differing ways of political life between South African blacks and whites.
This clip - part three of "South Africa under Apartheid" - contains archival footage and historic interviews with people on both sides of the issue.
On September 11, one stunning event happened after another.
Hector Pieterson was a twelve-year-old student on the first day of the Soweto Uprising.
Trying to catch-up to the Soviets lead in space-and-rocket science, the American government created NASA (in 1958).
What is the background for developing, and launching, Sputnik - the world's first artificial satellite?
Sixty kilometers above the states of Louisiana and Texas, the space shuttle Columbia began to disintegrate on the morning of February 1, 2003.
Unknown to Columbia's astronauts, orbiter sensors were going offline while observers on the ground recorded something falling away from the shuttle.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle, NASA produced this 14-minute documentary (narrated by William Shatner).
When the wind changed direction, a very unfortunate event for the Spanish fleet, Medina-Sedonia had no choice but to order his men to return home.
The military resources of England were no match for the military prowess of Spain.
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