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.
Members of the Japanese delegation sign surrender documents aboard the U.
Jazz is a uniquely American form of music.
"Race," a film about Jesse Owens, highlights the events of 1936. One of the world's greatest-ever athletes tells us what it was like to represent his ...
On the 11th of June, 1963, President Kennedy gave a speech on civil rights.
This clip is the second part of President Kennedy's speech on civil rights which he gave on June 11, 1963.
Jim Morris - whose story is featured in "The Rookie," starring Dennis Quaid - actually experienced a real-life fairy tale.
Jimmy Carter defeated the imcumbent President - Gerald R.
Joan Clarke, who had a high-level position at Bletchley Park, was briefly engaged to Alan Turing. Played by Keira Knightley in "The Imitation Game," J...
After her stunning victories at Orleans, and other places, Joan of Arc wanted to continue fighting against the English.
Less than a month before he was sworn-in as America's 32nd President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was visiting Miami.
John Adams, who was part of the Declaration-of-Independence-drafting committee, argued in favor of approving Lee's Resolution to sever the colonies' t...
On Iwo Jima's D-Day - February 19, 1945 - Basilone was a machine-gun section leader who came ashore on Red Beach 2.
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