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.
This is part 2 of an animated story about the Boston Tea Party.
This historic footage depicts Jimmy Braddock and Joe Louis competing in the "World Heavyweight Championship" on the 22nd of June, 1937.
It's June 13, 1935 and Jim Braddock - a 10 to 1 underdog - stuns boxing fans everywhere when he defeats the reigning champion, Max Baer.
Jimmy Braddock fought his last professional fight against the Welshman, Tommy Farr.
In 1995, Mel Gibson produced, starred and directed a multi-award-winning film called "Braveheart.
This clip is from the 1962 film, The Miracle Worker, based on the play by William Gibson.
When president-elect Woodrow Wilson arrives in Washington, for his inauguration, he wonders where the crowds are.
One of the trailers for "Bridge of Spies," a Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Hanks (as James Donovan) and Mark Rylance (as Rudolf Abel).
This clip describes the responsibility of the British Prime Minister to brief Queen Elizabeth II on a weekly basis.
Patrick Magee, a member of the IRA, visited the Grand Hotel in Brighton about a month before the Conservative Party held its annual conference there i...
Just before Britain joined the war, in 1939, the government began a mass evacuation of urban children to protect them from German bombs.
This moving rendition of "Brothers in Arms" - by Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits - was performed during a "Free Nelson Mandela" concert at Wembley Stad...
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