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.
At the end of America's revolutionary war, thirteen U.S. states had thirteen different sets of laws. The question became: "Are we to be a nation?" If...
George Washington, known as "the father" of America, was born on the 22nd of February, 1732, in the British-owned colony of Virginia.
George Washington lived on his family plantation, called Mount Vernon, located along the Potomac River in the colony (now state) of Virginia.
George Walker Bush - born on July 6, 1946 - is the oldest child of President George H.
This is a German newsreel - UFA Ton Woche No.
This historical footage depicts the type of defenses which German forces, and people under their command, built along the French coastline.
This video clip, from a German-language documentary, includes views of German combat planes in action.
Historical footage, featured in this U.
Historical footage of the German invasion of Poland, in 1939, released by the U.
World War II began when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.
This British Newsreel - for the week of May 15, 1940 - tries to put an optimistic spin on events of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and its effo...
The Gestapo derives its name from Geheime Staatspolizei - the secret state police of Nazi Germany.
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