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.
History records that Hirohito seemed to be in a good mood on the day Pearl Harbor was attacked. Historians argue that when he approved the attack, he ...
On the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, people still wonder whether Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, was responsible for Japan's role in WWII. To his people, Hi...
On August 15, 1945 - just before noon - the Japanese people heard their Emperor's voice for the first time. He was telling them to "bear the unbearabl...
In the spring of 1946, pressure mounted to try Hirohito for war crimes.
What was it like to be a crewman aboard the Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the world's first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima?
Winston Churchill refers to the endless U-boat attacks, during the Battle of the Atlantic, as the "U-Boat Peril." His choice of words underscores the ...
Hitler had a plan of conquest when he came to power as leader of the Third Reich.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO INCLUDES INTENSE SCENES FROM WORLD WAR II.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO INCLUDES INTENSE SCENES FROM WORLD WAR II.
For most of World War II, Germany provided its citizens with newsreel updates on the wars progress.
On Sept 1, 1939, Hitler began his terror in Europe.
In this clip, combining rare archival footage with recreated scenes, Hitler's cameraman films the Fuhrer who keeps his left hand behind his back.
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