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.
The myth of Perseus, the son of Zeus
Once a beautiful maiden, Medusa became a monster so frightening that all who looked on her turned to stone.
A demigod, Perseus could accomplish incredible feats that no mortal ever could.
Leopold and Loeb together with the prosecutors (who would soon seek the death penalty against them) at the time of their confession to the crimes of k...
In this clip, from "Gettysburg," General Longstreet instructs Colonel Alexander and General Pettigrew on the details for an attack which has since bee...
Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov, Commander of the USSRs 62nd Army, was at Stalingrad during one of the worlds most-deadly battles.
Pope Urban II gave a speech at the Council of Clermont, in 1095, which ended-up being one of the most significant of the medieval era. He urged the pe...
Image of a map depicting naval positions on the day before the battle of Salamis and the day of the battle.
Dr. Jonas Salk and his team developed a polio vaccine at a time when children were dying of the illness. Declared safe and effective, in 1955, the vac...
Prince Albert (the future George VI, called "Bertie") had "knock knees." The medical professional had apainful wayof dealing with that condition in th...
Very bright as a child, John Nash would become a Nobel-Prize-winning mathematician.
Huge amounts of oil are contained in the head of a sperm whale. This white whale, like the "Moby Dick" of Herman Melville's tale, also has a gigantic ...
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