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.
Lewis writes A Grief Observed after the death of his wife; it becomes one of the most popular books on grief.
Hexavalent chromium (also known as "Chrome 6" or "Chrome VI") is dangerous. This sign, positioned near PG&E's Hinkley compressor station, warns pe...
In the city of Nanking, China, Japanese soldiers plunder, rape and kill thousands of men, women and children.
Through the hands of Attila, death and destruction befall the towns of Lombardy.
The Bataan Death March, shown in photos and maps, lasts over 60 miles; many Filipino and US soldiers die.
In the Temple of Apollo, Paris shoots an arrow into Achilles' heel and kills him.
Life is hard in Los Angeles for Elizabeth Short and other young women seeking the "Hollywood Life".
Achilles engages Hector in a man-to-man fight and kills him. Achilles drags the body behind his chariot before agreeing to return the body to Hector's...
When Jesus brings his friend Lazarus back from the dead, the plot to Jesus begins.
Four years after her marriage, Louis XV dies from smallpox and Marie Antoinette becomes queen of France.
The Mahdi dies after capturing Khartoum, but his Mahdist forces make Omdurman their capital.
Despite the horrible wartime conditions in Poland, Szpilman manages to stay hidden and alive.
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