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.
Enoch ("Nucky") L. Johnson - called Nucky Thompson in the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire" - was known as a kind of "Robin Hood" when he was "The Boss" o...
In the 1970s, people were concerned that countries would use nuclear weapons against each other.
After the end of the Second World War, the United States government continued to test nuclear bombs.
The United States government filmed various tests of nuclear weapons.
As thousands of people escaped the World Trade Center towers, firefighters were on the scene.
Sixty percent of the Earth is covered by oceans.
Meet some of the sea's most interesting creatures in this clip from the BBC's wonderful series, The Blue Planet.
As the Kronstadt sailors stormed the Winter Palace, appropriating its considerable wine collection along the way, Lenin was consolidating his power ba...
Offshore Powerboat Racing can be a very dangerous sport.
In 1999, at the Deerfield Beach Offshore Race, TalkStory's Team Lazzara crashes two days after a hurricane stirred-up the seas.
Given their extremely large engines, and the speeds at which offshore powerboats can travel, it is easy for these machines to develop problems.
So highly regarded were winning athletes, in the ancient Olympic games, that their names were used in the Greek calendar.
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