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75th Anniversary for Sydney Harbour Bridge (0:58)

Watch this video about bridges on HowStuffWorks. The landmark structure took eight years to build and now carries some 200,000 cars a day plus two busy train lines, as well as a foot and cycle path; this celebration marks the 75th Anniversary of the... More »

History of the Aborigines (2:52)

Watch this Reuters video to see the history of one Aborigine woman. She explains how the Australian Government took her from her family as a child and forced her to become a domestic servant.

Sir Edmund Hillary (2:43)

Watch this Reuters video discussing the life and successes of Sir Edmund Hillary who died on January 11, 2008. Edmund Hillary and his climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer, were the first to conquer Mt. Everest in 1953.

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Energy Policy: Houston Oil (1:17)

In a speech to the Houston Presidential Summit, Senator Hillary Clinton recounts the beginning of Houston's oil-based prosperity. Learn more about Houston in this video.

Flying Fortress: Planes Return (1:50)

Witness the invincible B-17, the first Flying Fortress to complete 25 missions in WWII.

The Fall of Corregidor (0:22)

Vichy French propaganda film "The Fall of Corregidor," circa 1942.

WWII Major Fronts: D Day Campaign (2:51)

These highlights are from an army documentary about the division's campaigns in World War II

Vietnam Operations 1966 and 67 (4:32)

These clips are from an army public affairs film that covers the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967.

Vietnam 1966 and 1967 (2:12)

These clips are from an army public affairs film that covers the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967.

Fortress in the Sea: Bataan Death March Survivor (1:31)

From "Fortress in the Sea": Bataan Death March survivor remembers

20th Century Battlefields: 1951 Korea Imjin River (2:40)

Our father and son team pay tribute to the bold stand made by a British brigade along the Imjin River in April, 1951.

Last Battles on the Winter Line (2:49)

Allied forces smash into some of the last strong points of the Winter Line, January 1944.

Monte Cassino: Plan of Operation (3:14)

The Allied plan to breach the Winter Line and break out toward Rome.