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Slavery in the United States
[Text] James Hick’s Reclaiming Land From the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865

By Sarah Dejak • April 4, 2014 Uncategorized

“Duplicate No. 22 United States of America, United States District Court, District of Virginia, Clerk’s Office Norfolk, Va., s.s. I, James Hicks, of the county of Elizabeth City, State of Virginia, do solemnly swear or affirm in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend … Continue reading

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Tuskegee Airmen
African-American Pilots Who Fought in World War II

By Virginia Choi • April 4, 2014 Uncategorized

Roscoe C. Brown explains how the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II, despite the objections of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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Lockerbie Bombing
Victim’s Father on Finding His Daughter’s Journal

By Witnify • April 3, 2014 Uncategorized

Father of Lockerbie bombing victim Melina Hudson describes his reaction when recovery crews found his daughter’s notebook in the wreckage of the flight.

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Lockerbie Bombing
Lockerbie Suspect Speaks From His Deathbed

By Witnify • April 3, 2014 Uncategorized

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, one of two Libyans convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, discusses his involvement from his deathbed and claims that his role in the terrorist attack was exaggerated. He also discusses his current living conditions.

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Vietnam War
Newsreel of the 1967 Peace March

By Witnify • April 3, 2014 Uncategorized

Watch newsreel footage of Vietnam War protesters marching against the conflict and burning their draft cards in New York City and San Francisco during the April 15, 1967 Peace March.

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Lockerbie Bombing
Lockerbie Families React to News of Gaddafi’s Involvement

By Witnify • April 3, 2014 Uncategorized

Libya's ex-justice minister was quoted as telling a Swedish newspaper that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi personally ordered the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people in 1988. Continue reading

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Boston Marathon Bombings
Bomb Victim on Hearing ‘Your Foot is Gone’

By Witnify • April 3, 2014 Uncategorized

Dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis remembers the moment her mother explained that she lost her foot due to the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013 and shares her hopes for a future where she can dance and run.

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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Princesses Sahar and Jawaher on Their Captivity

By Witnify • April 3, 2014 Uncategorized

Princesses Sahar and Jawaher, daughters of the King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, describe their life as prisoners for the past 13 years and ask the world to help end the female apartheid in their country.

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World War I
Stories from the Veterans of WWI

By Witnify • April 2, 2014 Uncategorized

Veterans of World War I share their experiences during the global conflict and Captain Wilfred Nevill explains how he used footballs to improve the moral of his soldiers.

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World War I
Veteran Frank Buckles on Being the Final Survivor

By Witnify • April 2, 2014 Uncategorized

Frank Buckles talks about being the last surviving American veteran of World War I and remembers his experiences during the war. The US declared war on Germany on April 5, 1917.

Tag: Politics and History

Slavery in the United States
[Text] James Hick’s Reclaiming Land From the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865

Tuskegee Airmen
African-American Pilots Who Fought in World War II

Lockerbie Bombing
Victim’s Father on Finding His Daughter’s Journal

Lockerbie Bombing
Lockerbie Suspect Speaks From His Deathbed

Vietnam War
Newsreel of the 1967 Peace March

Lockerbie Bombing
Lockerbie Families React to News of Gaddafi’s Involvement

Boston Marathon Bombings
Bomb Victim on Hearing ‘Your Foot is Gone’

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Princesses Sahar and Jawaher on Their Captivity

World War I
Stories from the Veterans of WWI

World War I
Veteran Frank Buckles on Being the Final Survivor

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