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.
Thatcher grows up in a middle class family where independent thinking, being practical and loving politics is normal.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer speaks out against Hitler's position on Jews. He believes that to remain silent is wrong; to not act is, in fact, to act.
This image, from the German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv), depicts Dietrich Bonhoeffer with students in the spring of 1932. The photo, by an unnamed...
Caddies help golfers with advice to improve their game in a similar way that spiritual advisors help others to improve life.
In 1095, Pope Urban II issues a call to Christian men to liberate the "Holy Land" from the Muslim Turks.
In a speech, Bobby announces the killing of his friend, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Britons remaining in their homeland rally and fight back through the telling of heroic tales, such as Beowulf.
Beethoven's last public appearance is at the premiere of his 9th Symphony in Vienna on May 7, 1824.
Greek mythology says that Achilles is half man and half-god; Achilles' only vulnerability is his heel.
Britain's "high society" is closed to all who are not born into the upper class.
Over the years, 50 people confess to Short's murder, but the case remains officially open.
In 1902, A.E.W. Mason's novel, The Four Feathers, highlights a soldier's fight against fear in the Sudan, and his reaction to feathers, a symbol of co...
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