The Adventures of Tintin (French: Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of comic books by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The Adventures of Tintin was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, and has been published in more than … Continue reading
In this audio reaching, Spanish director Luis Buñuel talks about working with artist Salvador Dalí on the 1929 silent surrealist short film, “Un Chien Andalou.” He describes the intense and long process of coming up with the images that would be in the film with the help of Dalí. The … Continue reading
One of the landmark American legal cases of the twentieth century, the Scopes Monkey trial was one in which teacher John Thomas Scopes was accused of violating Tennessee’s Butler Act, a law which forbade the teaching of human evolution in any state-funded school. The highly publicized trial gained national attention … Continue reading
George Seldes, an American investigative journalist, describes in a thorough interview the significant moments in his career, including his interviews and chance encounters with figures such as Adolph Hitler and Vladimir Lenin.
In an old newsreel, a reporter outlines the basic facts of the Scopes Monkey Trial and talks about how the trial attracted a lot of publicity. The Scopes Trial took place in 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee and revolved around the topic of evolution versus creationism. A substitute teacher named John … Continue reading
Eloise Reed, resident of Dayton, Tennessee and present during the Scopes Trial of 1925, explains the face-off that occurred between defense attorney Clarence Darrow and prosecutor William Jennings Bryan. Darrow, a well-known criminal lawyer and agnostic, called Bryan–a fundamentalist Christian and leader of the Democratic Party–to the witness stand during … Continue reading
David Menton, a creation scientist with a Ph.D in cell biology, analyzes the significance of the 1925 Scopes Trial, also known as the “Monkey Trial.” John Scopes, a teacher from a small town in Tennessee, was put on trial for teaching the theory of evolution in a state where laws … Continue reading
In the only commercial recording of Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, the baseball legends prove that they should stick to their day jobs. They may be reading from a comedy script but their athletic talent does not seem to extend to the comedic domain. Despite its awkward jokes and stories, … Continue reading
Lawrence Meinwald traveled to America from Poland in 1920 and tearfully recalls seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time. Sara Milanow Rovner when she arrived from Poland in 1925 describes how a young Russian man upon seeing the Statue of Liberty said, “Here’s the beautiful lady! I was … Continue reading
