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 1998, the Catholic Church opened the archive of the Holy Office of the Inquisition for a limited review.
To root-out perceived heresy, the Catholic Church began its first Inquisition (especially against Waldensians in southern France) around 1184.
In this clip, the historian Simon Schama takes us inside Number 10 Downing Street - the London residence of Britain's Prime Minister - to see the "Whi...
St. Peter's Basilica - the most notable place of the Vatican - is a monument to Peter, a disciple of Jesus.
In this clip - part two from a National Geographic documentary on the Vatican - Martin Sheen takes us behind the scenes to explain a bit about what go...
This BBC clip is from a 1971 interview with J.
This BBC clip is from a 1971 interview with J.
On February 11, 1990, Mandela was released from prison. In this clip, from a larger report on Apartheid, Mandela talks about actions to secure voting ...
"Invictus," by William Ernest Henley (18491903), is here recited by Sir Alan Bates (now deceased).
The Romanov family was executed at the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg. It has since been razed, on orders of Boris Yeltsin.
Tsar Nicholas II and his entire family were executed late in the evening of July 16, 1918 at the Ipatiev House.
For nearly 100 years, Iran (formerly known as "Persia") has been at odds with "The West" over control of its own energy sources - first with oil, th...
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