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 "Margaret Thatcher - The Fall," Britain's former Prime Minister describes what it was like to go through the final cabinet meeting, ...
This clip, from a BBC documentary on Margaret Thatcher, highlights her final days as Prime Minister and explains how she lost power when members of he...
Looking back, to make sure her husband Denis is there, Margaret Thatcher addresses the gathered crowd, then leaves Number 10 Downing Street (the Londo...
In this video - highlighting Margaret Thatcher's speech to the House of Commons on the 30th of October, 1990 - she explains why she is so opposed to B...
In this clip, from the BBC program "The Downing Street Years," Margaret Thatcher describes why she allowed America to use British bases during a deplo...
This clip, from a BBC documentary on Margaret Thatcher, includes her remarks after the Brighton bombing.
It was huge news - throughout the United Kingdom - when a sitting Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, resigned her position.
Margaret Thatcher remains a polarizing figure.
WARNING: THE LANGUAGE USED IN THIS VIDEO CLIP MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.
Nine months after her husband (King Louis XVI) was executed, Marie Antoinette followed him to the guillotine.
Mark Twain was born in a town called Florida in the American state of Missouri.
What was it like for ten-year-old children (and those even younger) to work as miners?
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