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.
John Quincy Adams, a former American President, argues the Amistad case to the Supreme Court using the Declaration of Independence.
In 1992 77 plaintiffs, with help from Erin Brockovich and Ed Masry, file a lawsuit against BG&E for $250 million.
It isn't easy to uncover the truth about contaminated groundwater. No one from the polluting company is going to hand over documents containing proof ...
Mary is tried without legal representation, and found guilty of treason.
Even with England's help, the Huguenots cannot retain control of La Rochelle and give up after 14 months.
View photographs and drawings of the siege of Petersburg before General Lee surrenders.
Each country develops its own unique holiday gift-giver; Dutch settlers in America share their Sinterklaas whose name non-Dutch speakers mispronounce ...
Walter Raleigh helps uncover the Babington Plot and becomes a favorite of Elizabeth's; he attempts to form a settlement in the New World.
One theory suggests that Sir William Gull, Queen Victoria's physician, is Jack the Ripper.
Michelangelo paints one of the world's most famous works of art on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It has recently been restored.
In the 1840s, Sir Richard Owen coins the name "Dinosauria" to refer to fossilized remains being found.
On June 6, 1099, the First Crusaders reach Jerusalem and battle the Muslims; many die, including about 40,000 Muslims and Jews.
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