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 a trailer for "Catch Me If You Can," the film version of Frank Abagnale's #1 best-selling book.
Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, the King and Queen of Spain.
This is the Cavatina - the fifth movement from Beethoven's String Quartet in B-flat major, Opus 130.
During the 16th century, when translators working in England wanted to provide people with English versions of religious works, the law not only disal...
After the Tsar abdicated in March of 1917, Russians set up local soviets (governing councils).
During "The Winter of Discontent," worker strikes paralyzed Britain.
Popularly known as The Origin of Species, the full title of Charles Darwin's book is: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or, The ...
While collecting specimen, at the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin did not correlate his "finds" with the name of the specific island where they were...
In this clip - from "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" - we see results of current research which experts relate to Darwin's theories.
At 1:08 into this clip, we pick-up Charles Darwin's personal story.
In this clip - from "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" - we see results of current research which experts relate to Darwin's theories.
We pick-up Darwin's personal story, beginning at 2:00 into this clip of "Darwin's Dangerous Idea.
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