Famous Historical Topics & Events Videos

What are some of history's key stories and events which remain famous to this day? Check-out some of those topics.

Dr. Jonas Salk gave a lengthy interview to Edward R.

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.

Late in World War II, the Empire of Japan developed a new type of weapon. Young Japanese airmen flew planes with no landing gear. Their mission was to...

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...

NOTICE: THIS VIDEO INCLUDES SCENES OF FATAL SHOOTINGS ON THE CAMPUS OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY.

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.

Captain Lindeman made a decision which saved the lives of his passengers and his ship (the G.

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.

In Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, Simon Winchester's book based upon eyewitness accounts, we learn about the final minutes leading up to Krakat...

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