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.
As Rome conquered more and more far-flung lands, the empire was able to produce more gladiators.
This historic footage - from the 20th of August, 1912 - shows the imperial family at the consecration of Feodorovsky Sobor (the Feodorovsky Cathedral)...
On the 12th of June, 1987, President Ronald Reagan visited Berlin.
For more than 700 years Russia, a nation rich in natural resources, has defended herself against invaders from other countries.
On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse successfully tests an electrical telegraph. So why did it take years longer to send the first message?
The San Andreas fault has impacted California in so many ways, not the least of which are earthquakes in the region.
If General Santa Anna ordered a bugle to sound the signal "No Quarter," what did the Alamo defenders hear?
For nearly 50 years, scientists around the world have been thinking about, and searching for, a sub-atomic particle called the "Higgs Boson.
Likely the biggest sea predator of all time, the giant Liopleurodon - were it still alive - would dwarf a sperm whale.
THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS AN INTERPRETATION OF THE "SELECTION PROCESS" WHICH TOOK PLACE AT NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS DURING WORLD WAR TWO.
Story of Heinrich Harrer
The Shah of Iran was ill when he left America for a short stay in Panama. While in that Central American country - during mid-January, 1980 - ...
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