Sean O’Casey vs. Ireland
Irishman Sean O’Casey became a successful playwright but would leave his home country...
Albert Lin’s Life Comes Full (Great) Circle
A dirt-covered adventurer lifts his face to the sun, smiles, and adjusts his hat...
The Passions of William Butler Yeats
Nobel Prize-winning poet William Butler Yeats was a powerful voice for Ireland...
Gertrude Bell: Iraq’s Uncrowned Queen
Gertrude Bell helped change the future of the Middle East...
George S. Patton: American Achilles
General George. Patton was a dedicated and controversial soldier...
The French Foreign Legion: The World’s Most Legendary Fighting Force
The French Foreign Legion has an unusual origin and attracts a unique mix of recruits...
Medicine in the Middle Kingdom
Today, Traditional Chinese medicine is an internationally recognized medical discipline...
Irving Thalberg: Hollywood’s Boy Wonder
Irving Thalberg shaped Hollywood for the business of filmmaking...
Giacomo Puccini: Music of the Heart
Giacomo Puccini wrote beloved operas about ordinary people in extraordinary moments...
The Mystery of Edward Stratemeyer
He created some of the best-loved children’s series, yet many readers have never heard of him...
Louis Armstrong: Ambassador of Jazz
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong became an ambassador of goodwill around the world...
Unquiet Voices: Russian Writers and the State
Beginning in the 19th century, Russian writers challenged state power with their art...
New Guinea: Paradise in Peril
New Guinea is a distinctive country with a complex social structure...
For the People Despite the People: The Ataturk Revolution
One man helped lead the nation of Turkey into existence...
Bryce Dallas Howard on her Connection to Lucasfilm
Director and actor Bryce Dallas Howard practically grew up on film sets...
Marshal Petain’s Fall From Grace
French General Petain was a World War I hero who would commit treason...
Lenin: History Will Not Forgive Us
Vladimir Illich Lenin was a driven and ruthless leader in the Russian Revolution...
Al “Scarface” Capone: The Original Gangster
Few men have captured America’s imagination like Al Capone...
The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference
The 1919 Paris Peace Conference ended a war and set many courses for the future...
Ho Chi Minh: The Price of Freedom
Ho Chi Minh spent decades trying to lead Vietnam to independence...
At Home and Abroad: The Two Faces of Jan Smuts
South African statesman Jan Smuts was a voice for democracy but helped establish apartheid...
Bronislaw Malinowski: God Professor
Viewer discretion is advised. Polish anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski helped change his science forever...
Robert Goddard: Mr. Rocket Science
Robert Goddard’s work in science helped empower American space travel...
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
Ben Hecht gave up writing about real life to find success in Hollywood movies...
American Dreams: Norman Rockwell and the Saturday Evening Post
Painting for magazine covers, Norman Rockwell helped shape American culture and values...
Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
Russian Impresario Sergei Diaghilev revitalized ballet and helped modernize the arts...
Ethann Isidore Talks Working with Harrison Ford
The first time that actor Ethann Isidore met Harrison Ford was during the filming the Dial of Destiny’s final scene...
Broadway: America Center Stage
American Broadway shows helped mold the country’s changing identity...
Dracula: Fact or Fiction
The real-life Vlad Dracula was more shocking than his fictional counterparts...