When horrific things happen, how a person responds can make a difference in the rest of one's life. In this collection, learn how some individuals triumphed in the face of unspeakable tragedies.
As General Sherman and his troops approached Fort McAllister, near Savannah, they encountered a new Confederate weapon - land mines - which proved to ...
At the height of the Everest climbing season, we think about Sherpas and how they help adventurers climb the world's tallest mountain. In both 2014 an...
At age eighty-eight, the anti-Soviet writer was awarded high honors by the Russian government.
Solzhenitsyn died in Moscow, reportedly of a heart ailment, at the age of 89.
On the 1st of July, 1916, WWI fighting in France intensifies as the deadly Battle of the Somme begins.
On the 14th of October, 1947, Chuck Yeager dropped from the bomb bay of a B-29.
In 1957, the U.S. government - via the CIA - commissioned a documentary entitled "South Africa under Apartheid.
This clip - part two of "South Africa under Apartheid" - examines differing ways of political life between South African blacks and whites.
This clip - part three of "South Africa under Apartheid" - contains archival footage and historic interviews with people on both sides of the issue.
On September 11, one stunning event happened after another.
Hector Pieterson was a twelve-year-old student on the first day of the Soweto Uprising.
Trying to catch-up to the Soviets lead in space-and-rocket science, the American government created NASA (in 1958).
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