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.
On the 8th of October, 1871, Chicago was a city of many wooden buildings.
Very young children helped to fill jobs in Britain during the UK's Industrial Revolution.
Young children do difficult mining jobs in Mererani - in the northern part of Tanzania - as they search for valuable gemstones.
Is it possible for "wild chimpanzees" to interact with humans? Can such animals create tools? How do they do it?
This video depicts the beautiful, pastoral scene at the Jiuzhaigou waterfalls.
Winston Churchill became Prime Minister on the 10th of May, 1940.
NOTE: THIS CLIP OF "THE GATHERING STORM" CONTAINS RECREATED SCENES FROM CHURCHILL'S PRIVATE, PERSONAL LIFE.
Clementine Churchill learns, for the first time, that her husband experienced heavy losses in the stock market crash.
Despite the debt which the Churchills have incurred, purchasing their home called Chartwell, Churchill tells his wife he would die defending it.
"Britain's hour of weakness is Europe's hour of danger," Churchill warns the country.
With information leaked to him from the Foreign Office, Winston confronts the Commons with "facts and figures" regarding the build-up of arms in Germa...
As Clementine (whom Churchill had married in September of 1908) leaves on a four-month expedition, Winston settles-in for a period of ever-more concen...
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