A 1963 production from the 'Biography' series hosted by Mike Wallace. This 25-minute film shows how Franco dominated Spain by controlling Spain's military and rose to power to become one of Europe's most

source: Overview: The "Walking Dead" of World War I, the Russian "zombie" army, played a pivotal role in aiding the Russian retreat from Fort Osowiec following a devastating chemical attack carried out

On this day in the 20th century, on June 4, 1972, Angela Davis was found innocent of murder, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy charges by an all-white jury in San Hose, California. "Free Angela and

On June 3, 1965, Edward White exits the open hatch of the Gemini 4 space capsule, attached with a 25-foot tether, and becomes the first American to walk in space. The spacewalk was so fascinating that

On this day in the 20th century, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth took place at Westminster Abbey. Elizabeth was only 25 years of age when she became Queen. Her father, King George VI, had died a year

A compilation of two interviews with Muammar Gaddafi over 40 years ago during the height of his rule. The controversial ruler expands on his ideas and beliefs, talks about capitalism, communism and the

A fascinating documentary directed by George Casey on the events surrounding the eruption of Mount St. Helens in May 1980. "The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!" was nominated for the Academy Awards

Approximately 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22nd, 1963, a Dallas police officer named J. D. Tippit was murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald shot the police

On this day, May 21,1960, an earthquake of tremendous force struck southern Chile. The 8.5-magnitude quake, one of the most powerful ever recorded, destroyed entire cities while a series of tsunamis hit

A shocking documentary featuring the first ever film footage following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Akira Iwasaki, a left-wing Japanese film producer documented the remains and

Operation Redwing was a series of nuclear test detonations conducted at the Bikini and Enewetak atolls by the United States in 1956. One of the detonations was the first ever U.S. hydrogen bomb airdrop

The Beat Generation was a counterculture movement that originated from writers and poets who challenged the culture and the values of society after the second world war. The Beatniks strayed from the postwar

The tremors began on March 16, 1980. Eleven days later, a first explosion resulted in a 250-foot wide crater on the top of the mountain. Mount St. Helen had awakened and shook the area in warning. Not

On December 9, 1971, Bruce Lee was a guest on the Pierre Berton Show where he gave his only English speaking tv interview only a couple of years before his death. The interview was lost for many years

On this day, May 16, 1980, Erving "Magic" Johnson showed the basketball world what he was made of. Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the Laker's most dominant player in the series up till then, suffered a

Today in the 20th Century, on May 15, 1963, astronaut Gordon Cooper is launched into space. Thirty-four hours after the launch and after orbiting the earth 22 times, Cooper becomes the first American to

On this day, on May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv, the Jewish Agency Chairman David Ben-Gurion declares the establishment of the State of Israel, thus founding the first Jewish state in 2,000 years. "Israel

On this day, May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was the victim of an assassination attempt against him by Turkish terrorist and convicted murderer, Mehmet Ali Agca. The Pope was shot at St. Peter’s Square

Bobby Fischer in 1963 on a CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) televised interview. Fischer talks about what it takes to become a champion in chess. He refers to a lot of variations, such as the necessity

A BBC documentary that examines recently available secret KGB files surrounding the death of the Soviet Union's notorious leader, Joseph Stalin. Stalin fell into a coma in 1953, shortly after, he died.