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National Archives Unveils Civil War and Reconstruction Records Online
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the National Archives and Ancestry.com have published millions of online Civil War records once...
President Obama Honors 15 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Today, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, to fifteen diverse recipients. The Medal of Freedom is...
House Cleaner Wins at Sundance for DIY Film
A house cleaning drop-out, Jon Foy, won the directorial award at the Sundance Film Festival for his homemade documentary, "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of...
$500,000 Out of the Blue for 23 Geniuses – No Strings Attached
The 2010 MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Award' recipients were announced yesterday and include a stone carver, a quantum astrophysicist, a jazz pianist, a high school...
40 Billionaires Pledge to Give Away Half of Wealth
More than three dozen of the wealthiest families and individuals in the United States have committed to giving away the majority of their wealth...
81 Year Old Sweethearts Reunite after 62 years
A short film by Danielle Lurie, a filmmaker who happened to be in the right place at the right time.
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Happy Ending for British Child Migrant Returned Home After WWII Expulsion
The terrific cost of World War II, both human and financial, forced England to consider sending away thousands of its children to live in...
Bad Boy Actor Nick Cage Steps into Real-Life Good Cop Role for UN Crime Office
Acclaimed actor and filmmaker Nicolas Cage, whose action roles have included both a contract killer and a federal anti-terrorist agent, stepped into the...
Documentary Validates Role of Placebo Effect in Controlling Health
A documentary released this year questions the exclusive role of genetics and medicine in determining and treating disease. It examines alternative healthcare methods that...
National Day of Encouragement September 12 Honors Teens Making a Difference
The Encouragement Foundation, sponsor of this year's National Day of Encouragement, launched its "7 Days Across America" campaign to showcase the impressive actions of...
Guitar Icons Come Together in New Film, It Might Get Loud
Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge unite in Davis Guggenheim's new documentary 'It Might Get Loud'. Filmed through the eyes of three...
Western Saharan Refugees Reach out to World via Video
In the Dakhla refugee camp in the middle of the Algerian desert, refugees from Western Sahara have found a way to feel...
Everyone Deserves a Shot, a New Film Features Disabled Photographers
An inspirational new film set to premiere at the 2009 Full Frame Film Festival in April tells the story of an aspiring fashion...
Peace is Delicious for Traditional Foes Who Now Grow Coffee Together
In Uganda, one man went to his neighbors and his friends and brought together three groups of people - Christian, Muslim and Jewish -...
Music Video by Black Eyed Peas Frontman Inspired by Obama Speech
A group of friends in the entertainment industry inspired by Sen. Barack Obama's speech following the New Hampshire primary have produced a powerful music...
Surfers Split Cash Prize in Maverick’s Surf Contest
After the Mavericks Surf Contest (the most prestigious of the sport) was whittled down to six finalists, leader Greg Long, 24, and his five...
Something Good Always Comes of Bad
A man I rode with on the elevator recently reminded me that something good always comes of bad. We had just met in the...
Actor Jude Law in Afghanistan Promoting UN Peace Day
"Jude Law traveled and filmed in treacherous areas of eastern Afghanistan" to help promote the annual worldwide United Nations Peace Day, celebrated on September...
90-Year-Old Rock Band Takes England By Storm (Video)
Meet The Zimmers, the oldest rock group in the world. Lead singer Alf is 90 and anchors this amazing cover of The Who's My...
First Academy Award Winning Film Released Under A Creative Commons License (Video)
The 1997 Academy Award®-winning documentary, "A Story of Healing," has been re-released this week under a Creative Commons License, the first time in history...