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.
Beethoven composed the Missa Solemnis (the Solemn Mass) to honor his patron, Archduke Rudolph, after he became Archbishop.
When invading Spaniards conquered the Incas, who were living in South America, their actions led to one of history's turning points. To...
Tuberculosis - a disease caused by bacteria - has plagued human beings for millenia.
What's inside the Earth?
To explain how continental drift occurs, scientists have developed the theory of plate tectonics (or, plate structure).
One of the most popular violinists of all time, Corelli was also a beloved seventeenth-century composer.
This Universal Newsreel depicts the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth, his Queen Consort, on May 12, 1937.
Television was in its infancy on the day of George VI's coronation.
This animation depicts the remnants of an exploded supernova, known as the Crab Nebula.
This video close-up, of the Crab Nebula, combines the images of three space telescopes: Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra.
Cricket is the national sport of India.
Set in St Petersburg, in the second half of the 19th century, Crime and Punishment - a psychological thriller - tells the story of a young murderer wh...
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