We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
We remember Nathan Hale, executed by the British and illustrated by Howard Pyle, for these words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for ...
Elizabeth Cochrane, whose pen name was Nellie Bly, took a radical round-the-world trip in 1889. It made her the most-famous woman in the world.
On the 11th of July, 1963, the police decided to raid Liliesleaf Farm.
THIS CLIP DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NERO, A ROMAN EMPEROR, AND CONTAINS RE-ENACTMENTS OF REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS.
THIS CLIP DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NERO, A ROMAN EMPEROR, AND CONTAINS RE-ENACTMENTS OF REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS.
THIS CLIP DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NERO, A ROMAN EMPEROR, AND CONTAINS RE-ENACTMENTS OF REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS.
Nero became the Emperor of Rome in 54 AD.
THIS CLIP DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NERO, A ROMAN EMPEROR, AND CONTAINS RE-ENACTMENTS OF REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS.
Learn the story of how Nkosi Sikelele became part of South Africa's national anthem and meet the young man who wrote the song.
After the war was over, and Ofuna prisoners were rescued by Allied forces, outsiders were able to view where the POWs had lived.
Scholars of Irish Literature believe that Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957) was the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in "Ulysses," by James Joyce.
Nelson Mandela met his friend and future law partner at the University College of Fort Hare.
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