Veteran Robert L. Rothe describes the various places he traveled throughout his time served in World War II as well as the love of his life he met while on a 14-day leave. Rothe served in the war between the years of 1943 to 1946. View more veterans' stories at the Veterans History Project and see more interviews conducted by the Illinois Veteran's History Project.

Ricky Stover, survivor of the Moore tornado (May 20, 2013) in the Oklahoma City area, shares that moment that he felt sure he was dying. Hear about that frightening moment and see the utter destruction by his home. The Moore tornado had peak winds of 210 miles per hour; 25 people were killed and 377 injured.

Joseph McCarthy is interviewed about what he believes McCarthyism really is, and whether he has regrets about his tactics regarding the State Department. McCarthyism began in the United States during the period of the "Second Red Scare", lasting roughly from 1950 to 1956. During this period, fear of communism enveloped the US and efforts came about to find and repress communists in America.

Sheila Horvits recalls growing up Jewish during the McCarthy era, and how McCarthyism seeped into every aspect of life. McCarthyism was the practice of accusing people of disloyalty to the United States and of having communist leanings. The McCarthy era lasted from about 1950 to 1956 in the United States.

Wendy Davis discusses her filibuster of Senate Bill 5. On June 25, 2013, Senator Wendy Davis of District 10 in Texas held a filibuster that forced Governor Rick Perry to need to call a special session to continue the debate of a budget bill that cut $4 billion from public education in the state. Davis says that she was the only Senator who was willing to hold the filibuster – and that this was the first time she’d worn flat shoes to a Senate meeting.

Actor Zach Braff recalls appearing in a one-minute scene with Woody Allen, Diane Keaton and Angelica Huston in the 1993 film, Manhattan Murder Mystery directed by Allen. Discover how he first met Allen and Keaton; how the first running of the lines went; and more. Braff went on to become better known as Dr. John Dorian in 2001 in the television series Scrubs.

Queen Elizabeth II meets Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who was shot in the head by the Taliban because of her efforts to promote education for females. Yousafzai wrote an anonymous blog for BBC and a documentary was filmed on her life; she has also published a book on her experiences. Find out what she had to say about meeting the Queen on October 18, 2013 and her impressions of her.

This video from the Texas Tribute shows clips from Senator Wendy Davis’s eleven-hour filibuster on June 25, 2013 to prevent a vote from being taken on Senate Bill 5, which would significantly restrict the abortion laws of the state. Other senators share their opinions about the proceedings, which were disrupted by citizens in the crowd.

Fifty years after the construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961, people recall what life was like with the wall dividing Berlin, Germany in half. Hear about Joachim Rudolph’s daring escape and the incredible way that he met his future wife. Also hear how Klaus Koppen became separated from his fiancé and the struggle he went through to reunite with her. The wall came down on November 9, 1989.

Years later, President Jimmy Carter's 1980 Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) reached a decision that these internment camps were not justified and the U.S. government paid reparations to survivors. Finally in 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law an apology for these decisions and "failure of political leadership."

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