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.
Ukrainian farmers and their families die, by the millions, as a result of Stalin's policies enforced against them. They are left with no grain to sell...
In late July, of 1942, Stalin issued an order (Number 227). The Soviet leader told the people of the city named after him to resist the coming German ...
On the 23rd of August, 1942, German bombs devastated the city of Stalingrad.
When Vladimir Lenin died, and Joseph Stalin came to power, people in the Soviet Union were forced to change the way they conducted business.
This image depicts Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union during World War II, and includes the way his name appears in Russian.
Stanley Baldwin - also known as 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley - is Britain's Prime Minister during Edward VIII's abdication crisis. He opposes the King...
Gudea was a Prince of Lagash who lived during the troubled period following the end of the reign of Naram-Sin (who had led the Akkadian Empire to its ...
Although he is poor, and living at London's Charterhouse, Stephen Gray conducts experiments which will heavily influence future scientists.
Stieg Larsson used Astrid Lindgren's famous fictional character - Pippi Longstocking - as a model for his fictional character, Lisbeth Salander.
This panorama of Stirling, where the Scots won a major battle over the English in 1297, gives us a view of Abbey Craig and the Wallace Monument.
In late October, 1929, share prices on the NY Stock Exchange start to plunge. No one knows why. In 5 days the gains of 5 years are wiped-out, and peop...
One of the most-recognized monuments in the world, Stonehenge - situated on the Salisbury Plain - is about 5,000 years old.
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