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.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CRUELTIES DURING THE REIGN OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE.
The men who ran Japan's war machine wanted to expand their country's Empire during late 1941 / early 1942.
Members of the Japanese delegation sign surrender documents aboard the U.
After her stunning victories at Orleans, and other places, Joan of Arc wanted to continue fighting against the English.
John Lennon was killed during the evening hours of December 8, 1980.
Joseph Goebbels believed in propaganda and in stirring a crowd to the point of frenzy.
In this film reenactment (based, loosely, on the actual record of U.
Ken Taylor, Canada's Ambassador to Iran, risked his own life to help six Americans escape from Tehran during the Iranian Hostage Crisis. He was awarde...
On the 28th of August, the skies near Krakatoa finally began to clear.
Several ships were at sea, in the vicinity of Krakatoa, when the volcano dramatically erupted on August 26, 1883.
After Krakatoa's stupendous explosion - on the 27th of August, 1883 - the volcano spewed out another monstrous pyroclastic flow.
On the morning of August 27, 1883 Krakatoa was nearing the end of its life as a single island.
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