A few Germans who knew Adolf Hitler discuss his methods, affects on humanity and his personality. One describes Hitler as a meteor because he suddenly struck, and then was suddenly gone, taking with him the entire German nation in his doom. A different German involved in Hitler’s army talks about … Continue reading
Manfred Gelersen, a German soldier who fought during World War II for the Germans on Hitler: “Hitler was from the devil!” Gelersen comments on Hitler’s political agenda and the series of events that unfolded within the country that allowed Hitler to rise to power so quickly. He talks about the … Continue reading
Paul Burrell, former butler to Diana, Princess of Wales, talks about his relationship with the royal family and the book he authored known as “A Royal Duty.” Burrell explains how Princess Diana was as a person, claiming that she stood for both motherhood and state. He then goes on to … Continue reading
Walter Cronkite, Richard O’Brien and John Laurence of the CBS News team cover the first ever Woodstock Music Festival as it finishes up on Monday August 18, 1969 on a dairy farm in White Lake, New York. O’Brien gives a live newscast directly from the scene of the festival as … Continue reading
Author: Lloyd Stableford “The whole thing seemed like a tremendous fairy tale, a fantasy, out of the realm of believability…” NOTE: I, Lloyd Stableford, was a senior at the College of William and Mary, pursuing political science as a major. The words that follow are the actual words I wrote … Continue reading
Charles, Prince of Wales, discusses his children, the tabloids and his collapsed marriage with Princess Diana. Prince Charles first talks about how he wants his children to learn the important lesson of sensitivity to others and treating others the way that they would like to be treated. He then goes … Continue reading
Elton John is interviewed by Barbra Walters in 1997, a day before the funeral of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales. In the interview, John talks about the life of the Princess, the paparazzi that terrorized her, and her two sons: Prince William and Harry. He also shares a story about … Continue reading
“Some recent work …leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future…” The following is a letter authored predominantly by Hungarian-American physicist Leó Szilárd, but signed by Albert Einstein. It is known as the Einstein-Szilárd letter … Continue reading
The Cultural Revolution in China began in 1966 under Chairman Mao Zedong and didn’t end until 1976 with his death. During this time, people were beginning to shift from a communist society to a free market, capitalistic society and Zedong felt like this was going to ruin China. This video … Continue reading
Natalie Hawkins, the mother of American gymnast and gold medalist Gabby Douglas, talks about what it’s like to raise a talented athlete. Hawkins describes how hard it was to send her daughter over 3,000 miles away so that she could have adequate training for the Olympics. She also goes on … Continue reading
