Watch historic footage of the Hindenburg airship as it catches on fire and crashes to the ground as reporter Herbert Morrison’s live commentary describes what is happening to the airship.
Werner Franz, a cabin boy on the Hindenburg, recalls what it was like to work on the airship and describes his escape from the fiery crash. The Hindenburg crashed on May 6, 1937 after it caught firing during the docking procedure.
Bill Millin, the personal piper to Lord Lovat, a prominent British Commando in World War II, was ordered by Lovat to play the bagpipes as his fellow soldiers died around him on Sword Beach and all the way to the seize of Pegasus Bridge during the Normandy Landings. Millin asked … Continue reading
Doug Wood explains what it was like to film atomic explosions from an aerial view for the Lookout Mountain Air Force Station and recalls the first flight he took that nearly blinded him while he recorded a mushroom cloud.
Sergio Moirano was part of the U.S. 9th Infantry Division during World War II, and participated in the Allied landing of Utah Beach. Moirano describes his thoughts during the journey across the English Channel and the turbid events that followed after he got off his landing craft–including the decisions he … Continue reading
World War II veterans discuss D-Day and their experience in the Normandy Invasion. Taken from the documentary Voices of the Veterans, this clip shows several U.S. veterans from a town in Virginia who were in the first wave to land on Omaha Beach.
Clarence Snyder, the 40th person to join Alcoholics Anonymous explains how he helped the organization grow by making one simple change to their membership rules.
Jazz musician Billy Taylor remembers coming into contact with Bull Connor, the police chief in Alabama during the 1963 African American Civil Rights protests. Taylor was hired to play at a benefit concert set up by Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X details the historically inadequate efforts to achieve equality in the United States. He believes there is “no nearer a solution today than there was a hundred years ago.”
Peter Antone, Attorney at law, explains the advantages and disadvantages of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Canada. Continue reading
