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.
In 1998, Al-Qaeda terrorists coordinate two nearly simultaneous bombings at U.S. embassies.
Terrorists connected to Osama Bin Laden use explosives aboard a small boat to bomb a U.S. naval destroyer in Yemen.
Terrorists bomb the World Trade Center in 1993 and plan other airplane attacks.
An Italian soldier, Captain Corelli is a fictional mandolin player who falls in love with a Greek woman; Amos Pampaloni is believed to be Corelli's re...
Prohibition Becomes Law
Martin Luther has issues with the Church and thinks Purgatory is nothing more than a Church plan to get people's money.
Pteranodon is one of the great flying reptiles from the Cretaceous Era.
When John Dillinger begins his 13-month crime spree, placing him at the top of America's "most wanted" list, the Great Depression is ongoing.
After unifying the states of China, King Zheng creates a new title calling himself theFirst Emperor of Qin, often shortened to Qin Shi Huangdi.
The Navy has a long history of racial discrimination so Brashear does menial tasks and has little hope of advancement.
Soldiers on duty at Opana Point see evidence of incoming planes on new radar equipment. It turns-out that the planes are not the expected American pla...
Nuclear energy creates radiation, which can make living things sick or even kill them.
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