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.
This clip, from a Universal Newsreel, combines Japanese and American historical footage of the Pearl Harbor attack.
On the 30th of March, 1981, John Hinckley fired shots at President Reagan grievously wounding both Reagan and Jim Brady, his press secretary.
The Huns had no written language, but there is a written description of Attila by Priscus, a Greek-speaking Roman historian who met him.
Huns used the steppes to their advantage, conquering everything in sight.
When Rome itself was threatened, Pope Leo agreed to meet the Hunnic ruler to beg for peace.
Huns were nomads, carrying their belongings with them in their carts as they moved around the steppes.
Attila continued as a threat against Rome and demanded significant tribute from its ambassadors.
Attila led the Huns for eight short but dramatic years, but his sons were unable to folllow in his footsteps.
Great things were expected of Attila, even when he was young.
One of the Scottish ballads which Abe Lincoln loved was "Auld Robin Gray.
THIS VIDEO CONTAINS RECREATIONS OF AN UPRISING AT AUSCHWITZ, IN OCTOBER OF 1944, FROM A FILM CALLED THE GREY ZONE. IT DEPICTS UNSETTLING EVENT...
On the 27th of March, 1977, two Boeing 747s approached each other on the same fog-shrouded runway.
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