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.
Nero became the Emperor of Rome in 54 AD.
THIS CLIP DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NERO, A ROMAN EMPEROR, AND CONTAINS RE-ENACTMENTS OF REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS.
Learn about redrawing national boundaries.
Nicholas II, Tsar of all the Russians, was so worried about his son's health that he failed to pay attention to military affairs. Meanwhile, his subje...
When Kamehameha I attempted to unite all eight of the Hawaiian islands, he was successful by 1795 with all but two - Kauai and the nearby island ofNii...
In October of 1960, the leader of the Soviet delegation to the United Nations is upset and will not be ignored. To get attention, he ignores protocol ...
Nikolai Getman (1917-2004) was a Ukrainian artist who served time as a forced laborer in Siberias Kolyma camps.
Learn the story of how Nkosi Sikelele became part of South Africa's national anthem and meet the young man who wrote the song.
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, all radios were forbidden. Any Norwegian caught with a radio, or listening to foreign broadcasts, was subject to...
It was during the Nuremberg Trials when the world first realized the shocking extent of atrocities committed at concentration camps, in Europe, during...
On the1st of October, 1946, eleven high-ranking Nazis wereconvicted of war crimesand were sentenced to hang later that month. Scholars still debate w...
Near the salt mines of Berchtesgaden is a mountain retreat called Obersalzberg ("above the salt mountain").
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