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September 11 Attacks
[Text] Osama Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Recalls Their Cave Meeting on 9/11

  By Witnify • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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Testimony from Sulaiman Abu Ghaith regarding his meeting with Osama bin Laden on September 11, 2011 following the World Trade Center attacks. The meeting took place in a cave amid the mountains in Afghanistan. Continue reading

Tagged   Osama Bin Laden, Politics and History, September 11 Attacks, Terrorism
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Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster
Mining Contractor: ‘Either Do It, Or You’re Fired’

  By Sarah Dejak • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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Mining contractors explain the violations that were occurring with the overseers of the Upper Big Branch Mine, explaining that the workers had no voice since they were not part of a labor union; they had to do what they were told or they were fired. Continue reading

Tagged   Politics and History, Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, West Virginia
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Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster
Mother, Sister, and Aunt of a Mining Disaster: ‘It Was Just a Freak Accident’

  By Sarah Dejak • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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A women reflects on a note that was left by her son to his girlfriend right before he was tragically killed in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster. Continue reading

Tagged   Politics and History, Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, West Virginia
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John Gotti
John Gotti Describes His Arrest and Life Afterward

  By Sarah Dejak • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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John Gotti Jr., mob boss of the Gambino crime family, talks about the night he got arrested, what life is like after the acquittal of his 1980's murder trials, and what originally drew him into the 'mob life.' Continue reading

Tagged   Gambino Crime Family, John Gotti, Politics and History
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Princess Diana
Investigative Writer John Morgan Shares Conclusions About Princess Diana’s Death

  By Morgan Birck • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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Investigator writer John Morgan shares his views on the death of Princess Diana on August 31, 1997 and on the subsequent inquest. Continue reading

Tagged   1990s, John Morgan, Politics and History, Princess Diana, Richard Lancaster, Wales
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Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev on the Evolution of Putin’s Government

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union, discusses what needs to change about Vladimir Putin's government and explains what will happen if Putin doesn't alter how he views activists in Russia. Continue reading

Tagged   Mikhail Gorbachev, Politics and History, Vladimir Putin
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Berlin Wall
Vladimir Putin on the Fall of the Berlin Wall

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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President Vladimir Putin shares what emotion he felt when he first saw the Berlin Wall and describes his reaction to the reunification of East and West Germany. Continue reading

Tagged   Berlin Wall, Politics and History, Vladimir Putin
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Robert Frost
Robert Frost on What Makes A Poem His Favorite

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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Poet Robert Frost explains what it takes for a poem to be his favorite and humorously recalls what happened the last time he had speaking engagement. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Poetry, Politics and History, Robert Frost
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Newsreel on the Aftermath of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s Trial

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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This news report from 1951 explains why Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of espionage and details the sentences they received at their conviction on March 29th. Continue reading

Tagged   Communism, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Politics and History
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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy’s Speech Honoring Robert Frost After His Death

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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President Kennedy speaks at Amherst College on October 26, 1963 to honor poet Robert Frost, who died on January 29, 1963. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, John F. Kennedy, Poetry, Politics and History, Robert Frost, Speech
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