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.
Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that permits the use ofmilitary force in Southeast Asia without a formaldeclaration of war.
SS Major General Stroop destroys the second-largest Jewish community in the world.
A Knight's fortune was determined daily by the unpredictable ups and downs of the day.
The Greeks build and leave a huge wooden horse outside the gates of Troy as a gift. During the night, Greeks exit the horse and begin to conquer Troy.
With a full scholarship, Nash attends Princeton and is surrounded by other geniuses.
Alexander is handsome, observant and wise. He speaks fast, walks fast and is so short that when he conquers Persia even a stool isn't high enough for ...
See pictures of Marie Antoinette from the time she is an infant through adulthood.
Lizzie harms herself during her inquest by giving multiple answers to simple questions, which indicates a lack of truthfulness.
Thomas Cromwell, who becomes a key advisor to King Henry VIII, grows-up in Putney, outside London, with a very difficult father.
Commodus suffers assassination, as do the next two Caesars who follow him.
Commodus suffers assassination, as do the next two rulers who replace him.
The design of the ship and the supplies carried by the Titanic.
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