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.
After Karol Wojtyla told his friends he was going to be a priest, they tried to change his mind.
As soldiers stormed into houses, rounding up young men, people were more afraid than ever.
La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, urges people to fight internal tyranny. See the English translation and listen to a spellbinding performa...
The North Atlantic was the scene of ongoing naval battles during the Second World War.
Using a combination of recreations, expert analysis and animations, this video sets the scene of the famous Battle of Thermopylae.
Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa.
At the age of 27, Yuri Gagarin became known around the world after he was the first person to fly in space.
Star of the 1942 film Die groe Liebe ("The Great Love"), in which she sings "Davon geht die Welt nicht unter" ('That is not the end of the world'), Za...
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS SEGMENTS DEALING WITH SLAVERY AND THE CRUELTIES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS SEGMENTS DEALING WITH SLAVERY AND THE CRUELTIES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.
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