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 this newsreel, from 16 June 1952, President Truman dedidcates America's first nuclear-powered submarine - the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) - in Groton, C...
Historians argue whether the Stalingrad duel between Vasily Zaitsev and Major Koenig ever really happened.
After telling the British people that Hitler was dead, Winston Churchill declared that May 8, 1945 would be VE (Victory in Europe) Day.
Germany had a plan for the battle of Verdun.
The historic city of Verdun had special meaning for the French people in February of 1916.
As the battle for Verdun - and its surrounding forts - grew ever-more costly, the French defenders rallied around this charge: "Verdun Must Not Fall!
As another German assault against Verdun began on the 23rd of June, 1916, French troops remembered the words of their General to not let the enemy pas...
This clip is from Eye of Vichy (L'oeil de Vichy) - by Claude Chabrol and narrated by Brian Cox (in the English version) - a documentary compiling hist...
What was life like in Vichy France, where the French people were governed by a regime loyal to Hitler?
Head of the greatest empire on earth, Victoria was a woman of contradictions.
Themistocles - an Athenian leader in 480 B.
After Alice Paul, Lucy Burns and their colleagues are released, they renew their efforts to get a constitutional amendment, granting women the right t...
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