Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
Tan Son Nhut, a Republic of Vietnam airbase near Saigon, was the scene of the last evacuation of Americans before the Southern capital fell in April o...
In the spring of 1977, the Los Rodeos airport on Tenerife Island had only one runway.
In one of the earliest stories of biological warfare (perhaps true, perhaps legendary), the Mongols - attempting to conquer the city of Kaffa - are st...
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS REENACTMENTS OF MEDIEVAL TIMES WHEN THE BLACK DEATH CLAIMED MILLIONS OF LIVES.
During the 14th century, when the plague struck Europe, even doctors were unsure what was happening.
While 300 people a day die in London, there are not enough places to bury the dead.
People sick with the plague died at the incredible rate of 600 per day.
Coughing was another way which spread the plague.
Following a series of disasters in Europe - such as a colder climate, impacting crops, leading to insufficient food - a strange disease began to kill ...
Matt King - played in this film by George Clooney - has a history of non-parental involvement with his two daughters.
This clip is one of the trailers for The Hunger Games, based on the first book of a trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
Trailer for "The Impossible" which tells the real-life story of Maria Beln, Enrique Alvarez and their three sons.
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