Matt Groening is an American cartoonist best known for creating the TV series The Simpsons. The Simpsons first came on air in 1989 and continues producing new episodes to this day. The Simpsons were originally created while Groening was working on The Tracey Ullman Show. While the parents and siblings … Continue reading
Chris Farley was an American comedian and actor best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and in movies such as Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. Farley was known for his loud, energetic style of comedy as well as his willingness to commit completely to a character. Farley passed … Continue reading
Slobodan Miolsevic was the President of Serbia from 1989 to 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. In 1999, Milosevic was charged by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) with war crimes including genocide and crimes against humanity for his role … Continue reading
Howard Zinn was an American historian, author and social activist. He taught political science at Boston University and history at Spelman College. Zinn wrote more than 20 books, including his best-known A People’s History of the United States. In this video, Zinn discusses his book A Young People’s History of … Continue reading
John Walker Lindh is an American citizen who was captured in Afghanistan in November 2001 as an enemy combatant. Lindh was brought back to the United States on January 23, 2002 and stood trial in United States federal count in February 2002. Lindh took a plea bargain and was sentenced … Continue reading
Daniel Pearl was a journalist with both American and Israeli citizenship who was kidnapped by Pakistani militants on January 23, 2002, and later murdered by Al-Qaeda. At the time of his kidnapping, Pearl was working as the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal and was based in … Continue reading
Ishmael Beah recalls his life in Sierra Leone both before and after he became a child soldier during Sierra Leone’s Civil War. The war was officially declared over on January 18, 2002.
The Sierra Leone Civil War began in March of 1991, when Charles Taylor sent his special forces into the country from Liberia in an attempt to overthrow the government of Joseph Momoh. The civil war would go on for eleven years, leaving over 50,000 people dead. Child soldiers were a … Continue reading
Former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols has long been a hero to the Dominican community. But in this interview, the baseball great reveals his passion for working with people with Down Syndrome.
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of geese shortly after take off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The geese caused the plane to lose engine power, and Captain Sully Sullenberger had to act quickly, safely maneuvering the plane into the Hudson River, setting it down … Continue reading
