What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).
Theseus learned that his father was Aegeus, King of Athens, after he was able to move a heavy rock and discover what was beneath it.
This is the theme song of The War, a Ken Burns documentary.
During the Irish Civil War, brothers formerly united in their desire for a free-Ireland are split apart by a major disagreement.
This video clip provides a short history of the Thompson Submachine Gun, more commonly known as the "Tommy Gun.
In this rare interview - which begins, momentarily, with a grey screen - Tolkien describes how his children reacted to his stories - and how their com...
After working at Herodium, an important archaeological site in Israel, Professor Ehud Netzer (of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem) located what he (...
How does a Torpedo Fish capture its prey using electricity? Have a look at this Electric Ray in action.
Ron Howard and his production company - Imagination Entertainment - have translated Dan Brown's book, Angels and Demons, into a film starring Tom Hank...
This clip - a trailer for "The Help" - provides a preview of the film based on the eponymous book by Kathryn Stockett.
To feed her babies, a mother Tyrannosaurus had to find, and kill, her prey.
Following the death of Franklin Roosevelt, who had recently won an unprecedented fourth term as Americas president, Harry Truman was sworn in as the c...
This video clip, provided by Japanese television, depicts a disaster-in-progress as a tsunami - resulting from an 8.
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