People who change the world may, or may not, be famous in their own lifetimes. Often it takes years for others to understand forward-thinking contributions. This collection introduces you to some of the world's most-famous people
George Armstrong Custer had absolutely no idea how many Native Americans were actually gathered immediately before the Battle at Little Bighorn.
With the cartridge-casing information in hand, experts were able to place the location of the men, and their weapons, as the Battle of the Little Bigh...
Despite their training, men fighting under extreme pressure tend to group together.
On the 25th of June, 1876 - at the Battle of the Little Bighorn - a group of American immigrants were fighting against a group of Native Americans. Bo...
Ephialtes, having betrayed his own side, told the Persians how to outflank Leonidas.
What are the factors leading to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo on the 18th of June, 1815? Learn about the peace that Europe won in the fields of Waterl...
When Napoleon gave the order to fire his heavy guns, he expected them to be as devastatingly effective as they always were.
French soldiers, in a mass grave, had died of starvation and hypothermia as they returned from the Russian campaign.
NOTE: THIS CLIP CONTAINS RECREATIONS OF BATTLE SCENES AND SKELETONS IN A MASS GRAVE.
Napoleon needed to attack the Allied army, under Wellington's command, before the Prussians arrived.
Although Beethoven had performed his 4th Piano Concerto privately, in 1807, the public did not hear it until the 22nd of December, 1808.
Sviatoslav Richter plays the first movement (allegro assai) of Beethoven's Appassionata - Piano Sonata No.
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