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.
The military resources of England were no match for the military prowess of Spain.
Einstein's discovery of the theory of relativity.
After they won the match against New Zealand's All Blacks, the Springboks celebrated in their change room.
During World War II, Howard Hughes designed a huge airplane made almost entirely of laminated birchwood.
To help rebuild the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin and his government sent millions of people to forced labor camps.
After Stalin (born Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) died in 1953, Khrushchev said the countrys former leader had committed grave injustices against ...
Stephen Bantu Biko (1946-1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who died, under suspicious circumstances, while in police custody.
The Charleston - a dance made famous in the 1920s - remains popular today.
Micky Ward was trying hard to make a comeback from a series of unfortunate events.
This is a trailer for the film, The Greatest Story Ever Told, based on the book (of the same name) by Fulton Oursler (1893-1952).
The King's Speech - starring Colin Firth as King George VI - tells the story of how the Duke of York (known to his family as "Bertie") overcame a spee...
One of Leonardo da Vinci's designs - a parachute without a hole at the top - seems highly strange by today's standards.
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