What made the 19th century an interesting but tumultuous time? What technological, cultural and social changes influenced life then? Explore those issues in this story collection.
President Lincoln wanted America to take a moderate approach when it was time to rebuild the country, and reconstruct the South, at the end of the Civ...
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS SCENES, AND WORDS, DESCRIBING THE EXPLOITS OF "JACK THE RIPPER," WHO MURDERED SEVERAL LONDON-AREA WOMEN IN 1888.
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS SCENES, AND WORDS, DESCRIBING THE EXPLOITS OF "JACK THE RIPPER," WHO MURDERED SEVERAL LONDON-AREA WOMEN IN 1888.
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS SCENES, AND WORDS, DESCRIBING THE EXPLOITS OF "JACK THE RIPPER," WHO MURDERED SEVERAL LONDON-AREA WOMEN IN 1888.
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS SCENES, AND WORDS, DESCRIBING THE EXPLOITS OF "JACK THE RIPPER," WHO MURDERED SEVERAL LONDON-AREA WOMEN IN 1888.
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS SCENES, AND WORDS, DESCRIBING THE EXPLOITS OF "JACK THE RIPPER," WHO MURDERED SEVERAL LONDON-AREA WOMEN IN 1888.
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS SCENES, AND WORDS, DESCRIBING THE EXPLOITS OF "JACK THE RIPPER," WHO MURDERED SEVERAL LONDON-AREA WOMEN IN 1888.
Harpers Ferry is the place where John Brown (an abolitionist) led a notorious raid on the town's federal armory.
Lincoln - a film directed by Steven Spielberg - is based, in part, on Team of Rivals (by Doris Kearns Goodwin).
This video clip combines rare historic film footage and vintage photos, together with reenactments and dramatizations, to tell the story of a gangster...
In 1857, and before, British rulers in India used local soldiers (called "Sepoys") to supplement Britain's army on the subcontinent.
The great-great grandson of Charles Dickens introduces us to his famous ancestor whose novels remain popular today.
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