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.
Like thousands of other people, Winston Churchill lost a fortune in the New York stock exchange crash of October 1929.
As a result of the stock-market crash, and the ensuing great depression, some rich people ended up in "the poor house.
As a result of the stock-market crash, and the ensuing great depression, some rich people ended up in "the poor house.
Why was Stonehenge built?
Ancient Britons, hauling giant stones to Stonehenge, had another problem to solve once they reached their destination.
After the first day of Stonewall Jackson's attack at Chancellorsville, the General and some of his staff ventured beyond their own lines to plan for t...
When scientists discovered that the atom was NOT the smallest building block of matter, it took the whole world by surprise.
Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885. A leading suffragist, she fights hard to give women the right to vote.
As the day of the parade draws closer, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns meet Inez Milholland.
Dicky Eklund fought Sugar Ray Leonard on the 18th of July, 1978.
Particle accelerators help scientists to investigate the infinitely large by examining the infinitely small.
Superconducting magnets are critical for particle acceleration.
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