In 1666, London was England’s economic powerhouse with an estimated population of 500,000. Its closest rival in size was Bristol with a population of only 30,000. The city’s architecture had changed little from the Middle Ages. Narrow, cobble-stoned, foul-smelling streets doubled as the city’s sewers. Many of the streets were … Continue reading
March 1, 1965 – In this heated phone conversation, President Lyndon B. Johnson reprimands Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (D-NY) for holding up an education bill in the House of Representatives.
Watch this amazing account from Gennadiy Surmalev who risked his life and safety to be a part of the team that entered the area of the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Disaster to help in the liquidation of the Nuclear fallout. Here he discusses what it was like to be at … Continue reading
An eyewitness to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination recounts what happens that day. Samuel J. Seymour was only a small boy when he went to the Ford’s Theater and witnessed history. John Wilkes Booth shot the President and then jumped on the stage. Seymour says he was most concerned ab out Wilkes … Continue reading
Condcutor Erich Leinsdorf breaks the news of the Kennedy Assassination at Boston Sympony Orchestra afternoon concert on November 22, 1963. The radio microphones were present at a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert at an extraordinary moment in American history. Conductor Erich Leinsdorf was leading the regular Friday afternoon BSO concert at … Continue reading
Concepion Picciotto kept a peace vigil and encampment in front of the White for more than 30 years. It was considered the longest political protest in American history. Picciotto, died in a Washington on January 25th. Camped on a red brick sidewalk under a plastic tarp, Ms. Picciotto, a diminutive, … Continue reading
Hear David Briddell describe what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was like in School. A friend and classmate, Briddell describes the young MLK’s study habits and how, even then, he seem to possess a faint vision of the man he would become.
Senator John F. Kennedy announces he is running for President of the United States at a press conference on January 3, 1960. In the press conference, Kennedy is asked if he does not get the nomination if he would consider being a Vice Presidential candidate. Kennedy responded that he would … Continue reading
Ronald Reagan announces his run for Governor of California on January 4th, 1966. The famous actor, who had formerly been the President of the Screen Actors Guild, ran for Governor and won. He went on to become a two-term President of the United States. Reagan was sworn in as Governor … Continue reading
Slobodan Milosevic appears at the tribunal at The Hague. Milosevic sat defiant before the tribunal and chose to represent himself and refused to give a plea. Accordingly, a non-guilty plea was entered. he charges on which Milošević was indicted were: genocide; complicity in genocide; deportation; murder; persecutions on political, racial … Continue reading
