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
At ten years old, Elizabeth Rubin describes her boat ride to America from Hungary, alone and hungry. Upon her arrival, no person came to claim her so she was placed in Ellis Island for a week, which she describes as “a rotten place.”
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
50 years later, Cuban brigadiers talk about their firsthand experiences with the Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961–from deporting to the camps for military training to the failed military invasion. The Bay of Pigs is considered a historically large failure for U.S. foreign policy, and entails the failed mission … Continue reading
Veteran Jim Samson was in a German POW camp during World War II. He describes how all the fellow prisoners would always talk about something to eat because they were so hungry. Samson describes a time when his friend started reminiscing aloud about the flavors in his uncle’s ice cream … Continue reading
“Intense grief was on every countenance when I replied that the President could survive but a short time. The colored people especially-and there were at this time more of them, perhaps, than of whites – were overwhelmed with grief.” Gideon Welles served under President Lincoln as Secretary of the Navy. … Continue reading
Author: Herb Huseland As I sit contemplating the memories of Pearl Harbor, I realize that from baby boomers on down, this was history, not a life experience. Those born after World War II were for the most part unaffected by those experiences. I was born in March of 1938 and … Continue reading
American news anchor Sam Donaldson and his cameraman Hank Brown recall being by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981 outside the Washington Hilton Hotel where John Hinckley, Jr. tried to assassinate him. They discuss the events that led up to the shooting. Shelly Fielman and Charlie Wilson, … Continue reading
John Hinckley’s assassination attempt on U.S. President Ronald Reagan was on March 30, 1981 and Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity. 30 years later, Ronald Reagan Jr., son of the former president, speaks in 2011 on his concerns over Hinckley’s recent increases in freedoms as a psychiatric … Continue reading
