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.
After Karol Wojtyla told his friends he was going to be a priest, they tried to change his mind.
As soldiers stormed into houses, rounding up young men, people were more afraid than ever.
La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, urges people to fight internal tyranny. See the English translation and listen to a spellbinding performa...
In this BP-released video, we can see how difficult it is to work on the oil leaks at Mississippi Canyon 252.
The North Atlantic was the scene of ongoing naval battles during the Second World War.
At 12:18 PM, on the afternoon of 26 February 1993, a massive explosion occurred in the parking structure of the World Trade Center in New York City....
In 2001, Gedeon Naudet, and his brother Jules, were working on a documentary about New York City firefighters.
Lord Merseys findings, following considerable evidence given at the wreck inquiry, attributed the loss of the Lusitania to the U-boats actions against...
In a world-changing event, Orville and Wilbur Wright brought their new airplane (Flyer) to the windy beach at Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina. It was ...
In the summer of 1908, Wilbur Wright went to France to demonstrate the powered-plane which he and his brother had designed and made.
This "NASA Connect" video clip explains how the Wright Brothers succeeded, where other more notable people had failed, to solve the problem of powered...
The Wright Brothers owned a bike shop in Dayton.
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