People who change the world may, or may not, be famous in their own lifetimes. Often it takes years for others to understand forward-thinking contributions. This collection introduces you to some of the world's most-famous people
Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of "Gone with the Wind" - produced by David O.
A view of Walden Pond, where Henry David Thoreau lived in a small cabin between 1845-1847.
Although she enjoyed the Prince of Wales' attention, Wallis Simpson began to realize that her relationship with David (as the Prince was known to fami...
Anyone tuning in late to Mercury Theatre on the Air - the night of October 30, 1938 - would have missed the episode's introduction.
One reviewer, writing in The New York Times, has said this book is: "An invaluable record of an unforgettable American calamity."
An American Marine found a briefcase on Saipan containing nothing but information regarding Amelia Earhart. Was it her briefcase? If so, how did it ge...
After Patriots forced General Howe and his fleet out of Boston, the Brits sailed into New York Harbor in June of 1776.
President Nixon always said he didn't know about a massive cover-up, but then a ''smoking gun'' tape was released. It led to the President's resignati...
Image of a political cartoon called Move over We can't stay in a holding pattern forever, by Herb Block and published July 29, 1973.
In this disastrous battle, from the patriots perspective, a tired and outnumbered British force (led by Banastre Tarleton) routed the Americans (led b...
In 1925, King George V asked his second son, the Duke of York (also known as Bertie or Prince Albert) to close the British Empire Exhibition at Wemble...
"We Shall Overcome" became the rally cry of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
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