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.
Late in World War II, the Empire of Japan developed a new type of weapon. Young Japanese airmen flew planes with no landing gear. Their mission was to...
At a young age, Katniss Everdeen learned how to use a bow and arrow.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO INCLUDES SCENES OF FATAL SHOOTINGS ON THE CAMPUS OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY.
Orca whales attack, and kill, a grey-whale calf as it travels to feeding grounds with its mother.
King Kong - a very scary movie for its day - opened on the 2nd of March, 1933.
On the 28th of August, the skies near Krakatoa finally began to clear.
Several ships were at sea, in the vicinity of Krakatoa, when the volcano dramatically erupted on August 26, 1883.
Captain Lindeman made a decision which saved the lives of his passengers and his ship (the G.
After Krakatoa's stupendous explosion - on the 27th of August, 1883 - the volcano spewed out another monstrous pyroclastic flow.
On the morning of August 27, 1883 Krakatoa was nearing the end of its life as a single island.
In Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, Simon Winchester's book based upon eyewitness accounts, we learn about the final minutes leading up to Krakat...
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS VIOLENT ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST JEWISH PEOPLE IN NOVEMBER OF 1938.
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