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.
It's the Ides of March, and Julius Caesar receives a warning from the shadows. See an animated version of Shakespeare's famous play.
The Iguazu Falls provide an ecologically rich setting for many different types of flora and fauna.
One of the most spectacular water falls in the world, the Iguazu are located at the border of Argentina and Brazil.
After Beethoven's death, his close associates found letters addressed to his "Immortal Beloved.
This historical footage, shot by the Edison Company soon after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, depicts the widespread impact of the disast...
Government agencies predicted that tsunami waves, generated by the March 11th earthquake, could extend to California's coast (among many other places)...
The mother of one of the children who died in the fire, at Our Lady of the Angels School, remembers what happened on December 1, 1958.
President Lincoln wanted America to take a moderate approach when it was time to rebuild the country, and reconstruct the South, at the end of the Civ...
This clip - depicting the impact of Japan's tsunami on ships, cars and other vehicles - reveals the extent of nature's wreckage-producing power.
The Inca Empire, in South America, lasted about a century.
70 years later, people still feel the impact of partitioning India into two countries (India and Pakistan) based on religion.
A video clip dedicated to the memory of Gary Gordon and Randy Shugart, two of the heroes of Black Hawk Down.
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