The epic tragedy of Medusa, the most infamous female fiend in Greek mythology, whose look turned every living thing to stone. See more in Season 1, Episode 5, "Medusa."

Larry King Live - CNN - October 25, 1988 - Larry King interviews Shirley Temple Black upon the release of her autobiography "Child Star"

Colleen Moore was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.

Cabell Calloway III was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim duri...

Comprised of a rose-pink tweed skirt and jacket paired with a delicate silk blouse, the pieces were made exactly to fit Bacall's measurements and have been finished to the very highest standard.

The $500 million Perelman Performing Arts Center, opening later this month, is the final major piece of redevelopment at the World Trade Center site in New York City. Former mayor and major benefactor Mike Bloomberg gives correspondent Mo Rocca a tour of...

This 1990 documentary explores the meaning of "Creole" in New Orleans. Are they black, white, blended, or all of the above? Produced by Karen Snyder and Peggy Scott Laborde for WYES public Television in New Orleans.

Discover changing silhouettes and key fashion developments across 100 years of British and French womenswear: from a Victorian wedding dress inspired by Indian textile motifs, to an Edwardian lace day dress, and a 1930s silk evening gown designed by Charl...

A nice slice of history for the Disney fans. Video restored by retrodisneyworld.com

Brent Seales, computer science professor at the University of Kentucky, discusses his work, spanning two decades, of rescuing ancient text like the carbonized scrolls of Herculaneum.

Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers are written with combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet, each letter with...

Medieval architectural historian Meredith Cohen breaks down the intricate details found within the interiors of iconic Disney castles. Go in-depth and discover the real-life and historical influences behind designs featured in ‘Cinderella’, ‘Frozen’, ‘Sle...

Iceland. The Isle of Nordic witches.

Succotash is a delicious dish with a very rich history. The earliest reference we found dates to the mid-1600's, but, as far as we can tell, another 200 years went by before an actual recipe was listed in a cookbook. Succotash is essentially a corn stew....

Malls were, for a few decades, a center of US life- but in the 2000s a new term arose “dead malls.”