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.
Katniss and Peeta, the last two Tributes, decide to defy the government by committing suicide to deprive the Capitol of a winner.
In addition to teaching, Morris coaches a baseball team who talks him into trying out for the major leagues.
Gracie Budd and her family trust "Frank Howard" (Albert Fish) to take her to a children's birthday party, but she never comes home.
Through the massacre of the Muslims, the Latin/Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem is born.
In 1810, King Kamehameha the Great unites the Hawaiian Islands and creates the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Knights had to worry about enemies of the King, fighting in battle, and jousting.
Four days after leaving Nantucket, the Essex was overwhelmed by a terrible squall which damaged the ship during a knockdown.
General Kuribayashi, believing that he will die on Iwo Jima, writes farewell letters to his wife; he allegedly commits suicide rather than surrenderin...
Abbe Pourcher provides information on The Beast, describing what might be a wolf, Nandi Bear, Wendigo or Chupacabras; the King sends a hunter to kill ...
Tsunami warning systems are in place in the Pacific Ocean, but not in the Indian Ocean when the December 26, 2004 tragedy takes place.
There are ultimately 38 American pilots in the Lafayette Flying Corps who fly for France in WWI.
Read testimony from Robert "Red" Manley who drops Elizabeth Short at the Biltmore Hotel and is the last to see her alive.
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