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.
Even in the GULAG, men stash their precious belongings.
This clip, from the documentary Ivan the Terrible, is part of the series The Most Evil Men in History.
In this clip, from Sergei Eisenstein's film about Ivan the Terrible, we see the young Tsar leading his new army to Kazan.
This clip, from Sergei Eisenstein's film Ivan Grozny (Ivan the Terrible), is the closing scene of Part 1.
Although Ivan the Terrible had a very difficult childhood, he settled into his life much better after he selected Anastasia Romanovna as his bride.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CRUELTIES DURING THE REIGN OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE.
Because Ivan IV (also known as Ivan Grozny - Russian for Ivan the Terrible) was one of his heroes, Joseph Stalin commissioned film maker Sergei Eisens...
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CRUELTIES DURING THE REIGN OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE.
One of the most reproduced photos of the twentieth century was shot at Iwo Jima.
The Biography Channel has produced a "mini-bio" of Jackie Robinson and has made it available at their YouTube Channel.
If James Joyce loved his town Dublin so much, why did he leave?
"Race," a film about Jesse Owens, highlights the events of 1936. One of the world's greatest-ever athletes tells us what it was like to represent his ...
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