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.
Who was Hirohito? What was he like as a boy? \What are his family roots? Did Japanese emperors always possess great power?
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 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...
On the 6th of August, 1945, the world saw the first use of an atomic bomb when America used the device against Japan by dropping the nuclear weapon on...
In this clip, combining rare archival footage with recreated scenes, Hitler's cameraman films the Fuhrer who keeps his left hand behind his back.
Fritz-Julius Lemp was a skilled U-boat commander.
In addition to his love of flying, Howard Hughes was an aviation innovator.
Howard Hughes invested huge sums of his own money (in addition to funds provided by the federal government) as he designed, developed, built and perso...
Following the horrific death of his young friend - Alexis Helmer - during the Second Battle of Ypres, Major John McCrae (a medical doctor from Guelph,...
In 1998, the Catholic Church opened the archive of the Holy Office of the Inquisition for a limited review.
To root-out perceived heresy, the Catholic Church began its first Inquisition (especially against Waldensians in southern France) around 1184.
Worried about his own future, and his lack of patients, Dr. Fred Banting had an idea during the middle of the night. What he thought about led to the ...
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