In this MSNBC News interview from 1992, Susan Strasberg fondly describes her friendship with actress Marilyn Monroe. Strasberg describes how Monroe was nearly her adoptive sister when she was growing up due to Monroe’s many visits to her home–her father, Lee Strasberg, was Monroe’s acting coach–and how she was often … Continue reading
Listen to three survivors describe the horrors they endured as teenagers in the Bosnian War, including rape and torture. The war, which erupted in April of 1992, was the result of the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. By the end of the war in December of 1995, … Continue reading
In this TED Talk, Sir Ian Wilmut, the founding director of the Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, explains how cloning research can produce ground-breaking advances in regenerative science and curing human disease. Wilmut is best known as the leader of the research team that cloned the … Continue reading
Ian Wilmut, part of the Scottish team of scientists who helped to clone Dolly the sheep, and Doctor Jon Gordon of Mount Sinai Hospital comment on the unexpected scientific breakthrough that was achieved. In this account, the scientists describe the delicate process and explain that it took nearly 300 tries … Continue reading
On July 5, 1996 scientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland successfully cloned an adult mammal for the first time. The mammal was created from cells of a 6-year old sheep and they named it, Dolly. Here, scientists responsible for this breakthrough discuss the delicate process of cloning, the … Continue reading
Former royal butler Paul Burrell speaks on Princess Diana’s marriage and discusses his own “unique” friendship with her: “Towards the end of the princess’s life, I became…everything. I became her policeman, her dresser, her valet, her butler, her driver, her confidante, her friend and the list goes on. And there … Continue reading
Irish broadcaster George Hook remembers being very moved during the 1995 Rugby World Cup game when South Africa defeated New Zealand and the newly elected first black South African president, Nelson Mandela, came out into the stadium in a South African Springboks team jersey to hand the trophy to the … Continue reading
South African rugby captain Francois Pienaar during the 1995 Rugby World Cup describes Nelson Mandela’s aura and many virtues: “He’s such a humble person.” Pienaar says Mandela, also known as “Madiba,” would often phone him during the ’95 Rugby World Cup game in order to check-in with the team and … Continue reading
Disturbing live footage and commentary on the streets of Vancouver, Canada is documented here as the 1994 Stanley Cup Riots broke out after the Canadian hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks, suffered a 3-2 loss in the finals. Here, Stuart Mcnish, reporter for a local news station, explains various violent actions … Continue reading
Cameraman Brent Stafford, who witnessed the 1994 Stanley Cup Riots in Canada, gives his report on the chaotic violence occurring on the streets of Vancouver after the Canadian hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks, suffered a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers. Stafford describes the rising tensions among the people … Continue reading
