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.
Universal Newsreel provided coverage of the attack in Pleiku in February of 1965.
As scenes from Vietnam filled American television screens, night after night, people in the country began to grow very weary of the war.
During the Tet Offensive, in early 1968, U.
By 1967, protestors gathered in large crowds to raise their collective voices against the Vietnam war.
In northern Scotland, about thirty miles north of Inverness, archeologists believe they have found evidence of a monastery raided by Vikings.
In 1992, the National Museum of Wales received some interesting artifacts found on the island of Anglesey (located off the northwest coast of Wales).
The shipbuilding skills of the Vikings were amazing.
On the 8th of June, 793, Vikings began their invasion of Britain, killing monks and looting a monastery.
Vincent van Gogh created many self-portraits.
Initially, it seemed like a good idea for Paul Gauguin to paint with Vincent van Gogh (in October of 1888).
Today Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch painter, is one of the world's most-beloved artists.
Take a trip to Tibets Autonomous Region with the BBC's Michael Palin.
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