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From news and politics to sports and entertainment, enrich your stories with video, photo, audio and text from our archive

Video

Discover our collection of over 1.7 million global news and entertainment video stories dating back to 1895. Our archive features rare and previously unseen footage in high definition, including the entire collection from British Movietone.

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Ed Sullivan with the Beatles

Photo

We’ve been capturing history’s most iconic images for more than 100 years. Explore historical photos across all genres, captured by our Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers.

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Start with your favorites from our conveniently curated photo collections.

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A cement wall with graffiti that says London Calling

Text

Our digital text collections on topics including news, politics, sports and entertainment are perfect for researching the causes and effects of various events over the years. Find whole stories or excerpts that provided the first look into breaking news from around the globe.

Air raid warden with microphone

Audio

Search more than 1 million actualities, correspondent reports, reporter Q&As and natural sounds to give listeners the sounds of history.

Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding — now in high-quality 4K

Viewable for the first time in high-quality 4K, rediscover unique British Movietone footage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding in 1981.

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