Since the era of "silent films," moving pictures are an important part of worldwide culture. How did movies get their start? What are the stories behind the movies? Enjoy hundreds of stories in this Collection.
Wilberforce is born wealthy and spoiled, but later becomes a great British politician.
Hosenfeld helps Szpilman stay alive in Warsaw, but the Russians later take Wilm as a German POW.
Jackson surprises and beats Union troops at Chancellorsville.
The Carpathia's wireless operator communicates with the Titanic.
The Anglo-Saxon attacks are harsh and frequent; Britons are not able to stop them.
Members of European royal families usually married each other to protect their power, but Nicholas and Alexandra are in love.
President John F. Kennedy first promotes the idea of a world trade center; a decade later the New York skyline changes with the center.
The first printing of Gone with the Wind was 10,000 copies (when 5,000 copies was typical for the lifetime of a book).
Xerxes has an army, the "Immortals," consisting of exactly 10,000 men at all times.
TheYeti,orAbominable Snowman, a largeape-likecreature that inhabits theHimalayanregion, may be myth or truth.
Ying Zheng, China's first emperor unifies seven warring states even though they fight for their independence.
Williams helps Fisher come to terms with his past.
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