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.
In this clip, from a film entitled Stanley and Livingstone," Henry Morton Stanley (a Welsh-American portrayed by Spencer Tracy) meets Dr.
Prince Albert, known to his friends and family as "Bertie," has a new title - the Duke of York - when Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon finally agrees to marry him...
On the 11th of December, 1936, King Edward VIII signed an Instrument of Abdication by which he gave up the British throne.
American papers publish what the British papers will not publish about King Edward's relationship with Wallis Simpson.
When George V dies, the royal family - and the government - are very concerned about the intentions of the Prince of Wales (now King Edward VIII).
When the Eiffel Tower reached 110 meters, a second platform was opened.
As the Eiffel Tower began to rise, a group of Parisian artists were upset about it.
Gustave Eiffel had a contract, with the city of Paris, to operate the Eiffel Tower for twenty years.
When Gustave Eiffel saw the drawings prepared by his engineers, Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, he found them to be "logical, simple, impeccable.
On September 17, 1918, French reconnaissance planes confirmed that German troops were retreating from the Second Battle of the Marne.
At the very time Frenchmen worried that their country would soon be overrun, German troops began to transmit uncoded messages.
The Eiffel Tower was opened to the public on May 6, 1889. Intended to be a temporary structure what caused French officials to change their minds, all...
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