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 second son of King George V and Queen Mary, "Bertie" met Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at a ball.
Albert Frederick Arthur George (the Duke of York) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon were married at Westminster Abbey on April 26, 1923.
In an overwhelming turn of events, the Duke of York becomes King George VI and Elizabeth becomes his Queen Consort.
The University of Texas at San Antonio (USTA) has an Institute for Texan Cultures (ITC).
This clip - from "Great British Railway Journeys" - follows the Victorian-era "Bradshaw's Railway Guide.
Step inside one of the world's most famous clocks and learn some very interesting facts about its 13-ton "Big Ben" bell.
President Roosevelt attended his last "Big Three Conference" in February of 1945.
In this clip, from Cry Freedom, Denzel Washington portrays Stephen Biko.
Bill James is an Army veteran.
This clip is part 2 of the AFN (Armed Forces Network) Bremerhaven interview with Bill James.
This clip of an Armed Forces Network (AFN) Europe broadcast features Bill James and his sabermetrics approach to studying Major-League Baseball (MLB).
It didn't take Bill James to invent sabermetrics - the statistical system of valuing baseball players featured in Moneyball (the book and film) - to k...
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