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.
In March of 1933, John Dillinger was in the Lake County jail, in Crown Point (Indiana), after being captured in Tucson, Arizona.
John Dillinger's visit to the Little Bohemia resort, in northern Wisconsin, took a very bad turn.
This short biography of John Dillinger includes historical footage and photos of key places in his life (such as his family home in Indiana).
Fossilized dinosaurs are found throughout the world. How might they have appeared when they were alive? How did the surrounding land app...
Scientists believe that this plant-eating creature was the largest dinosaur of the Jurassic Age.
Mike Williams tells his harrowing tale of escape from the burning oil rig in this 60-Minutes interview.
Christopher Nolan (Inception, Dark Knight,) has a new film, Dunkirk. Its background begins during the middle of May, 1940, as Allied forces - includin...
When the BBC created its series "The World at War"—narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier—producers did not use all of the available historica...
District 12 - where Katniss and Prim Everdeen live - has an area called the Seam.
Not the only famous ship to sink during the first decades of the twentieth century, Titanic is the most well-known.
This clip, from 26 Days in the Life of Dostoevsky, recreates the scene in which Fyodor Mikhailovich first meets Anna Grigoryevna Snitkina (his future ...
During World War II, African-Americans faced racial inequality and discrimination at home and in the military.
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