The family of football player OJ Simpson comment on the relief of hearing his not guilty verdict and explain how they felt during the trial process. Continue reading
Photographer Joe Rosenthal remembers taking the picture of the marines raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima. Continue reading
Howard Carter, the explorer who first excavated King Tut's tomb, describes first entering the burial chamber. Continue reading
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 assault. He has never … Continue reading
The 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor passed over Russia on February 15, 2013 creating a state of panic to the areas that it passed closely by. Continue reading
"Gary Sisco Secretary United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 On January 7, 1999, the Senators whose signatures appear in this book were administered the following oath by the Honorable William H. Rehnquist, The Chief Justice of The Supreme Court: "Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the … Continue reading
Jonathan Prinz, son of Rabbi Joachim Prinz, expresses the importance of being a participant in the world and he explains how attending the March on Washington gave him that worldview. Continue reading
Jonathan Prinz discusses his father, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, and how the Holocaust formed his view of civil rights. Continue reading
Jonathan Prinz discusses the civil rights movement and how it has informed other movements. Continue reading
Charles Darwin describes his persistent sea-sickness aboard The Beagle. Continue reading