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.
For most of the battlebetween the British and the Spanish ArmadaEnglish sailors were unable to break apart the tight crescent formation of the Spanish...
At the beginning of the naval battles between Britain and the Spanish Armada, it seemed that the Spaniards had the upper hand.
Did weather cause the Spanish Armada to lose the battle with Britain, in 1588?
Clip from a documentary comparing the Spanish-Flu pandemic, during 1918-1919, with today's health-care capabilities.
In the midst of World War I, another devastation - "Spanish Flu" - infected people throughout the world.
From a key vantage point, in the middle of its web, this garden spider watches for prey.
Watching this video, of an orb-weaving spider, we can understand why a spider as so many legs!
After they won the match against New Zealand's All Blacks, the Springboks celebrated in their change room.
Encouraged to learn the words to "Nkosi Sikeleli" - a former black resistance song in the Xhosa language - the Springboks worked with a tutor to get t...
This rare video is a clip of the final moments of the June 24, 1995 Rugby World Cup match.
During World War II, Howard Hughes designed a huge airplane made almost entirely of laminated birchwood.
This video clip, based on historical information (and, one hopes, at least a few tongue-in-cheek recreations), demonstrates the U.
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