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.
Gandhi remains a highly respected man in his home country (India) and around the world. Who was he as a man and as a leader?
Temujen's army eventually conquered 12,000,000 square miles.
As George VI continues to do well in his new position, his brother - the Duke of Windsor (the former Edward VIII) - embarrasses the country with his o...
This is the King's Speech which George VI broadcast to his people in Britain, and throughout the Empire, immediately after Britain's Declaration of Wa...
This historic footage - recorded on January 31, 1952 - depicts the last time King George VI was seen in public.
Not long before he died, King George VI wrote a thank-you letter to Lionel Logue.
As rationing takes hold throughout Britain, the residents of Buckingham Palace also eat food they'd never had before.
This is a German newsreel - UFA Ton Woche No.
A German U-boat was a lethal weapon during World World II, especially through 1943.
Historical footage, featured in this U.
This British Newsreel - for the week of May 15, 1940 - tries to put an optimistic spin on events of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and its effo...
The Gestapo derives its name from Geheime Staatspolizei - the secret state police of Nazi Germany.
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