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.
William Poole, known as Bill the Butcher, is the chief "enforcer" of the "Native American" (referring to people born in the U.S.) political party.
Billy Beane, the A's general manager, and Paul DePodesta, an A's scout, discovers a method to pick baseball players using limited funds.
View photographs from the U.S. National Archives of the birth of the World Trade Center.
It's October 3, 1993 and a Black Hawk chopper - Super 64 - is flying over Mogadishu. Soon thereafter, the crew tries to recover hurt or dead soldiers....
The helicopters sent to Somalia are Black Hawks; they have many uses including carrying troops and weapons.
Black maids raise white children as their own but are still treated as inferiors.
The most-recognizable building, at Bletchley Park, is the old country mansion. This photo, by Matt Crypto, depicts the mansion which still stands. Cli...
Bobby Jones is one of the greatest golfers during the Great Depression.
Bobby meets privatelywiththeSoviet Ambassador to discuss a deal to end the Cuban missile crisis.
Witnesses describe the shootout that left Wyatt Earp the only armed person who remained unscathed.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's war time writing continues to encourage people.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's war-time writing continues to encourage people.
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