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.
Moneyball, the film, is loosely based on Moneyball, the book, by Michael Lewis.
Beethovens Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Opus 27, No.
How did fighter pilots, who became astronauts, prepare to walk on the moon?
This video is a clip from Morgan Freeman's interview with Tavis Smiley.
The South African attended the Premiere of "Invictus," in Cape Town, and its reporter interviewed some of the actual people featured in the story (plu...
In this clip - from the PBS documentary, "Eyes on the Prize" - Moses ("Mose") Wright tells what happened the night Roy Bryant and J.
Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq became Iran's Prime Minister in 1951. A nationalist, he wasted no time in carrying out his plan to protect his country's...
Joseph Goebbels, in charge of propaganda and enlightenment during Hitlers rule of Germany, wanted movies which told good stories - in addition to film...
Denmarks Tollund Man, an Iron-Age mummy, is so well-preserved that we can see the stubble on his face and the wrinkles above his eyes.
In the 12th century, the King of England was vexed by Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Michael Levy, a musician who plays ancient Greek melodies on his lyre, has recently released a CD of "mystical, ancient lyre music.
Believed to be a superpower of ancient Greece, Mycenae was home to King Agamemnon.
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