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Occupy Wall Street
‘I’ve Never Seen Something so Brutal…’
One of the Witness of the Occupy Wall shares her Unique View.about the Big Day Continue reading
Tag: Politics and History
Occupy Wall Street
Virginia Tech Massacre
George W. Bush’s Virginia Tech Condolence Speech
President George W. Bush speaks at the 2007 memorial one day after the Virginia Tech massacre on April 16th and shares his condolences with the assembled students and staff. He shares a letter one student wrote about helping fellow classmates and discusses how to find sources of strength during times … Continue reading
RMS Titanic
Titanic Passengers Who Survived the Sinking Ship
Survivors of the RMS Titanic describe what they remember about the night the ship struck an iceberg on April 15, 1912 and explain how they escaped from the sinking ship in lifeboats.
Gerald Ford
[Text] Suggestions If Gerald Ford Had Won Second Term
The White House Washington November 2, 1976 Memorandum For The President From: James E. Connor Attached is a set of materials prepared for the transition to your second administration. The first paper, entitled “Planning the Transition” identifies items you may wish to consider in order to ensure maximum flexibility in … Continue reading
Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Marshall Louie McKinney on Receiving Orders to Protect John Hinckley
U.S. Marshall Louie McKinney remembers having to protect John Hinckley Jr. after his assassination attempt of President Ronald Reagan. McKinney explains why he had to guard the man’s life and remembers what happened when he learned Hinckley tried to hang himself.
Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Eyewitness Accounts of Ronald Reagan’s Assassination Attempt
Photographer Ron Edmonds and former secret service agent Danny Spriggs remember the day President Ronald Reagan was nearly assassinated outside the Washington Hilton Hotel hotel on March 30, 1981. They explain how they reacted to the shooting and reflect on the event 30 years later.
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II in D.C.
Pope John Paul II visits Catholic University’s campus in Washington D.C. and speaks about what things should be important in life in 1979.
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II’s Legacy
Fox News reporter Shepard Smith and Fox News contributor Father Raymond Desouza explains the positive effects Pope John Paul II had on people he met through his missions, such as Cuba’s Fidel Castro.
George W. Bush
Bush on Pope John Paul II: ‘One of History’s Great Moral Leaders’
President George W. Bush explains how great and peaceful Pope John Paul II was after he passed away on April 2, 2005.
[Text] Japanese Cherry Blossoms as a Symbol of Friendship
Yei Theodora Ozaki's letter of friendship to Mrs. William Howard Taft offering 3,000 cherry trees to replace the original gift from 1911 that died due to pestilence. Continue reading
