McCarthyism
McCarthy’s Telegram to President Truman

Share on Facebook Tweet Senator Joseph McCarthy sent a telegram to President Harry S. Truman on February 11, 1950, two days after giving a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia that claimed more than 200 members of the State Department were card-carrying members of the Communist party. In his telegram, McCarthy … Continue reading

Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
NASCAR Hall of Fame: Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

The family of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., the NASCAR racer who died on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001 pay tribute to him at his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, class of 2010. Continue reading

Battle of Iwo Jima
Letters From Iwo Jima: Private First Class Robert Hall Ayers

Share on Facebook Tweet Below are exerpts from an e-mail received from the daughter of USMC PFC Robert Hall Ayers who served on Iwo Jima at the time of the invasion of the island in February 1945. "…My dad's unite [sic] was attached to the 5th Amphibious Corps during this … Continue reading

Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
Growing Up as the Son of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. talks about what it was like to be the son of the iconic race driver, Dale Earnhardt, Sr., who died in the last lap of the Daytona 500 race on February 18, 2001. Continue reading