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 clip is from GULAG, a documentary by Angus Macqueen which tells the story of Soviet forced-labor camps, and their prisoners, during the Stalinist...
This clip is also from GULAG, a documentary by Angus Macqueen which tells the story of Soviet forced-labor camps, and their prisoners, during the Stal...
This clip is from GULAG, a documentary by Angus Macqueen which tells the story of Soviet forced-labor camps, and their prisoners, during the Stalinist...
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO CLIP IS FROM A DOCUMENTARY ON THE GULAG AND SOVIET-ERA FORCED LABOR CAMPS.
When the Romans first built Hadrian's Wall, in the northern part of Britannia (England), they also constructed many different "milecastles" along its ...
Before each rugby match, the All Blacks of New Zealand perform the "Haka" - a traditional war dance of the country's Maori people.
Five years after the people of Halifax buried so many of Titanic's victims, another ship caused a catastrophe in their own town.
Halloween has its roots in the Celtic people and their festival of Samhain (which is pronounced SAU-an).
The Han dynasty built a great wall which has resisted two thousand years of erosion in the barren desert.
How does one create a character like Hannibal Lechter?
This clip provides background on both Harriet Beecher Stowe and her influential book, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Family members tried to identify remains of their loved ones at the Connecticut State Armory.
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