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.
Berlin is caught in the conflict that erupts and the Russians erect the Berlin Wall to divide the city.
SOS signals and lifeboats can't help people on the Titanic. The wireless operator on the closest ship, about an hour away, has shut-off his system fo...
Tone enlists the help of the French to revolt, but it is too little, too late.
Fearing being hung, Tone attempts suicide and dies a martyr.
With a Geneva peace conference in mind, Ho leads his troops in a siege on the French garrison in Vietnam.
Africa has a rich history and culture before European slave traders arrive and begin to capture slaves.
View the 24-hour timeline of the Banda Aceh earthquake and resulting tsunami.
The people of France begin to resent Marie Antoinette when she changes customs at Versailles to procedures she used in Vienna.
Mary's beheading does not go smoothly, taking 3 tries to behead her.
Willing to risk the consequences for refusing to swearallegiancetoEdward, Wallace begins killing English men.
Willing to risk the consequences for refusing to swearallegiancetoEdward, Wallace begins killing English men.
Under the rule of King Ruga, the Huns receive land near the Danube River (in today's Hungary).
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