Sergeant Glenn Frazier discusses his experience during the Battle of Bataan that ended on April 9, 1942, including a knife fight he had with an enemy solder and what it was like to be a captured soldier marching toward an unknown fate.
Veteran Ralph Griffith recounts his experience as a soldier during the Battle of Bataan that began on January 7th and ended on April 9, 1942. He explains what conditions were like and describes the warfare he survived during the 3 month long conflict.
Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia, 10th April 1865. General Order No. 9 After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard fought … Continue reading
A student who escaped the Darfur genocide that ended on April 8, 2004 explains how the conflict started and describes how the war tragically affected his life.
Ahmat, a 16-year-old survivor of the genocide, discusses how his old life in Darfur differs from his current life as a refugee and explains what he knows about the war that ravaged his country.
Passengers of the RMS Titanic describe what they saw on April 15, 1912 when the ship struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean within hours. The survivors Frank Prentice, Eva Hart, Edith Brown, Ruth Becker and Edith Rosenbaum recall the terrifying incident.
Doc Hendley talks to a family in Darfur about the necklaces they give their children to ward off bullets.
Captain Richard Phillips tells Larry King exactly what happened on April 8, 2009 when Somali pirates boarded his ship and remembers the days after when he was taken hostage during the pirate’s escape.
The correspondence below follows the letters of Grant and Lee as they seek to find an honorable and acceptable end to this bloody war. APRIL 7, 1865 General R. E. LEE: The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of … Continue reading
Iraqi citizen Kazim al Jabouri recalls the day he helped tear down Saddam Hussein’s statue and explains why he now regrets his actions, despite being imprisoned for nine years by Hussein. He also discusses the current state of Iraq as of 2007.
