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.
When Martin Luther accuses the Catholic Church of ninety-five abuses—on October 31, 1517—his actions start a societal revolution, not just a relig...
During a late-in-life interview, Botha expresses his views regarding Mandela and his rule of South Africa.
People working on quantum mechanics began to find that certain laws of physics differed from Einsteins beliefs.
Victoria and Albert find privacy on the Isle of Wight, but tragedy strikes when Albert dies at age 42. For years, the Queen stays out of the limelight...
This clip features Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2.
Video of FDR being pushed in his wheel chair during a visit to Pearl Harbor the month after D-Day.
Rasputin - content with his bad manners - finally infuriates the Tsar.
After the Tsar abdicates, he is treated without dignity by soldiers who swarm the imperial palace.
When Grigory Rasputin was young, people thought he could produce "magic.
WARNING: MICHELANGELO WAS AN ARTIST WHO PAINTED AND SCULPTED.
The blues which Michelangelo used in the Sistine-Chapel frescoes were imported from Afghanistan.
How did Michelangelo create the extensive frescoes we see today in the Sistine Chapel?
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