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Exploring the Renaissance: The Middle Ages

Related Article: Learn more about the Middle Ages.

The Dark Ages were a period of religious fervor. In the Middle Ages, a deep sense of religion was expressed in the construction of monasteries and stately cathedrals.

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The Knights Templar (2:31)

Explore facts about the Knights Templar of the Crusades.

The American Revolution: The Magna Carta (1:04)

The United States' borrowed the concept of checks and balances from England's Magna Carta.

Dark Ages: Britannia (3:54)

Watch this video to learn more about Britannia in the Dark Ages.

Dark Ages: Anglo-Saxon Invasions of Britain (2:05)

The results of the Anglo-Saxon invasions of Britain were quite profound.

Dark Ages: Stowa: An Anglo-Saxon Community (4:12)

Stowa was a unique Anglo-Saxon community in the Dark Ages.

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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.

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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.