Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.
When Germany's rigid airships were able to travel long distances, they required special recovery procedures to help them land. This video footage depi...
The Hindu Kush, made famous by Alexander the Great during his conquering-travels east, is the main mountain range of Afghanistan.
On the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, people still wonder whether Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, was responsible for Japan's role in WWII. To his people, Hi...
Winston Churchill refers to the endless U-boat attacks, during the Battle of the Atlantic, as the "U-Boat Peril." His choice of words underscores the ...
For most of World War II, Germany provided its citizens with newsreel updates on the wars progress. This one depicts the invasion, and fall, of Belgiu...
Wolf’s Lair, one of Hitler’s bunker-headquarters which he used during World War II, is also known by its German name: Wolfsschanze.L...
James O'Donnell's book The Bunker is about the last days of the Third Reichbased on extensive eyewitness interviews and documents.
Although he was a committed Communist by the 1920s, Ho Chi Minh admired many American ideals. One of those ideals was the way the U.S. broke free from...
The day after he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, in December of 1986, Elie Wiesel gave a Nobel lecture entitled "Hope, Despair and Memory."
Still a national hero in Britain, Lord Horatio Nelson helps to save his country from invasion.
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Shakespeare, who died 400 years ago, was a master with words, including insults. Let's examine some of his most-biting.
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