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.
Louis XVII, age 10, dies from tuberculosis after 2 years in Temple prison.
Lewis marries Joy Davidman Gresham, an American divorcee, so that she can remain in England, but they fall in love.
Raoul Lufbery ("Luf") is the first ace of the Lafayette Escadrille and honored in America's National Aviation Hall of Fame for his bravery in combat.
Americans land near (LZ X-Ray) the mountains, but are unsure where PAVN are located; US troops are understrength and unarmed helicopters are at risk.
Roosevelt orders MacArthur to Australia before the Japanese take over the Philippines.
The Baobab tree, often called "The Tree of Life," is disappearing with the rest of Madagascar's rainforests.
Madiba, as Mandela is affectionately called, forms a close friendship with Pienaar which lasts until Mandela's death.
Passengers and provisions carried by the Titanic as she leaves for New York.
Spiders have glands which produce a silk protein to weave their webs. It comes out of the spider as a liquid, then hardens in the air.
Mandela believes thatarmed resistance-including violence- is the only way to endthe problems caused by apartheid.
In 1994, Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president through a democratic vote.
Marcus Aurelius becomes the Emperor of Rome in 161.
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