Dick Skancke, a security guard for the Manhattan Project, tells what it was like to be onsite at the Manhattan Project, and how the civilians didn't really like the guards. 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
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
Harry Ettlinger, one of the last surviving members of the Monuments Men, talks about his service recovering the stolen art by Nazis during World War II. Continue reading
Harry Ettlinger, one of the last surviving members of the Monuments Men, talks about his World War II service in Germany where he spent 10 months in salt mines helping to secure stolen art by the Nazis. Continue reading
Bill Newcott interviews Frank Sinatra, Jr. for My Generation inside the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles where Frank Sinatra recorded much of his music. Continue reading
Actor and comedian Bob Hope talks about his close friendship with Bing Crosby and how he was a bit of a loner but a great friend. Continue reading
Watch interviews with Bing Crosby's daughter, nephew, biographer, and even Michael Bublé on how Crosby changed the music industry. Continue reading
Singer and actress Rosemary Clooney, who co-starred with Bing Crosby in the 1954 film, White Christmas, talks about working with Crosby and reflects on his sense of humor and talent. Continue reading
Irving Swanson, a reading clerk in the House of Representatives during 1941, talks about his first-person account of Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin of Montana's vote against the U.S. declaration of war against Japan on December 9, 1941. Continue reading