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.
Mary Kelly supposedly tries to blackmail the royal family with her information about Prince Eddy's illegitimate child.
Bobby wins the California Democratic primary and gives a victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
Captives on La Amistad fight back and take over the ship. Becoming free, however, is a much-more complicated process.
During the"Perfect Storm"of 1991, the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing vessel, is lost at sea, with her six-man crew.
England gets its name from the large number of Angles who live in southern Britain; the area referred to as Angle-land.
Tony Mendez gets all six U.S. diplomats out of Iran.
Eight hundred US ships sail to Iwo Jima; they will first fire guns at the island, and then land over 70,000 Marines to capture it.
An envelope emblem is Albert Fish's downfall, for it leads police to his boarding house for his arrest.
Judas betrays Jesus, and the soldiers arrest him without resistance.
Mohamed Atta and four other hijackers seize control of the American Airlines 767 and crash it into the North Tower.
Terrorists hijack and crash American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon.
Terrorists hijack and crash United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower at 9:03 EDT.
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