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.
Fritz-Julius Lemp was a skilled U-boat commander.
In addition to his love of flying, Howard Hughes was an aviation innovator.
Howard Hughes invested huge sums of his own money (in addition to funds provided by the federal government) as he designed, developed, built and perso...
In this video clip, which contains historical footage, Howard Hughes comments on his speed-breaking flights.
The Corning Museum of Glass has produced many different videos about glassworks.
When Hubble - the orbiting space telescope - was built, its creators inadvertently gave it distorted vision.
This video clip - from the University of Bristol (in England) - explains the various parts of the human brain.
Before (and after) the Wright Brothers, people died trying to fly.
Life in the Seam, an extremely poor area of District 12, has always been hard.
This video clip, from National Geographic's series on the Vietnam war, includes an interview with Lt Col Hal Moore plus historical footage regarding a...
Anne Holm wrote a story about David, a boy who must perform hard labor in a Bulgarian forced-labor camp.
Sir David Attenborough explains how icebergs form when glaciers calve.
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