We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
Major General Arnold, commander of American forces at West Point, was on the verge of giving the New York fort to the colonists' adversaries - the Bri...
In 1954, a young Leonard Bernstein makes his first television appearance as he explains (and illustrates) why Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was so revolu...
NOTE: Due to its age, the first few seconds of this clip are grainy.
NOTE: Due to its age, the first few seconds of this clip are grainy.
Although Leonard Bernstein became a famous musician, composer and conductor, he had a very difficult childhood.
As King, George VI has no power to enact policies.
As Bertie grows closer to his father - King George V - his brother David (the Prince of Wales) grows farther apart.
The second son of King George V and Queen Mary, "Bertie" met Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at a ball.
Albert Frederick Arthur George (the Duke of York) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon were married at Westminster Abbey on April 26, 1923.
In an overwhelming turn of events, the Duke of York becomes King George VI and Elizabeth becomes his Queen Consort.
The University of Texas at San Antonio (USTA) has an Institute for Texan Cultures (ITC).
In this clip, from Cry Freedom, Denzel Washington portrays Stephen Biko.
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