World History Videos

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.

WARNING: THIS CLIP IS PART 2 FROM A DOCUMENTARY INTRODUCED DURING THE NUREMBERG WAR-CRIMES TRIAL IN 1945.

WARNING: THIS CLIP IS PART 3 FROM A DOCUMENTARY INTRODUCED DURING THE NUREMBERG WAR-CRIMES TRIAL IN 1945.

WARNING: THIS CLIP IS PART 4 FROM A DOCUMENTARY INTRODUCED DURING THE NUREMBERG WAR-CRIMES TRIAL IN 1945.

WARNING: THIS CLIP IS PART 5 FROM A DOCUMENTARY INTRODUCED DURING THE NUREMBERG WAR-CRIMES TRIAL IN 1945.

WARNING: THIS CLIP IS PART 6 FROM A DOCUMENTARY INTRODUCED DURING THE NUREMBERG WAR-CRIMES TRIAL IN 1945.

WARNING: THIS CLIP IS PART 7 FROM A DOCUMENTARY INTRODUCED DURING THE NUREMBERG WAR-CRIMES TRIAL IN 1945.

On the 1st of October, 1946, eleven high-ranking Nazis were convicted of war crimes and were sentenced to hang later that month.

Kermit ("Kim") Roosevelt, Jr - grandson of U.

In 1951, the Shah of Iran appointed Dr. Mossadeq - a popular politician who was elected by people in Tehran to serve as their parliamentary represen...

By the 4th of June, 1940, Operation Dynamo saved about 350,000 trapped French and British troops. The "Miracle of Dunkirk," however, was an evacuation...

The ancient Greeks consulted the Oracle at Delphi for every important issue, from war to personal matters.

Fifty years after Hitler's death and Germany's surrender, the BBC rebroadcast the original news as it was delivered on May 2, 1945.

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