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Walter Cronkite on His Vietnam War Commentary

erica — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:49:51 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe8IG2P9PnM?rel=0

Walter Cronkite, anchorman of the CBS Evening News, discusses his Vietnam War coverage and the importance of his commentary. Cronkite reported live from Vietnam in February 1968.

Photo Gallery: 1913 Suffrage Parade in D.C.

vchoi — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 12:50:48 +0000

The day before President Woodrow Wilson's inauguration, women and men marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. for the Woman Suffrage Parade on March 3, 1913. It was organized by the suffragist Alice Paul as a "protest against the present political organization of society, from which women are excluded," and garnered a lot of national attention on the need for women's voting rights.

Scroll through our gallery below:

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Van Morrison Van Morrison: ‘The Pop Scene is False’

skdejak — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:38:39 +0000

In this first person account, Van Morrison talks about his musical philosophy as well as his thoughts on the pop scene going on at the time. Van Morrison is a Norther Irish singer-songwriter and also a musician that had a genre type that could be described as sould music.

Assassination of John F. Kennedy Senator Leahy: “We Heard the Cortege… We Could Hear the Drums”

erica — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:34:47 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZw0V4CS1jw?rel=0

Senator Patrick Leahy recalls hearing the news of President Kennedy’s assassination and watching the funeral cortege pass in Washington D.C. as a young law student. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 with his state funeral held on November 25, 1963.

Jason Lewis “It Was Chaos Everywhere, the Boat Was Half Full of Water”

erica — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 18:00:05 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4niuuejRiEw?rel=0

Adventurer Jason Lewis describes what happened when his pedal boat capsized in the mid-Atlantic and how his friend Steve Smith fell overboard. Lewis circumnavigated the globe in a 46,505 mile journey that took over 13 years.

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Emanuel Cleaver on Youth Changing the World

erica — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:52:06 +0000

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II discusses how youth can change the world, like the young people who attended the March. Continue reading

Woodstock Festival 1969 Wayne Rodgers: A Roadie’s Woodstock Experience

erica — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:43:23 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWsLP9Amzw8?rel=0

Wayne Rodgers, a former roadie, discusses his moment of fame in the Woodstock documentary and how he got to the legendary festival. Interviewed on location in 2009, Rodgers weaves a colorful description of the festival as he points out the location of each key area he worked in as a roadie and recounts his trip from Philadelphia to Max Yasgur’s farm.