As Jacqueline Kenney was surely getting condolence letter from leaders all over the world, this one is unique because it came from an Australian citizen, explaining how sad the loss of JFK made her and her family. Continue reading
The memoir, Twelve Years a Slave, chronicles the life of Solomon Northup, who was born free in New York, but captured and forced into slavery for 12 years in Louisiana. Continue reading
As 9-year-old boy, author and former slave Booker T. Washington remembers the feelings of freedom in the air after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1883. Continue reading
After the name of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first son was announced (George Alexander Louis), visitors to Kensington Palace were asked their opinion of the name. Continue reading
Prince William gives his first official interview after the birth of his son, Prince George, on July 22, 2013. Continue reading
Watch Prince George as he is carried out of his private christening ceremony, held at St. James’s Palace, by his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton). Continue reading
Mel Weinberg discusses gifts he received as part of Abscam scandal, the FBI investigation that inspired the movie American Hustle. Continue reading
This letter, written in 1559, is Queen Elizabeth I's response to a complaint by five Catholic bishops, who did not approve of her choice to uphold the reformed Church of England as the official religion of the land. Continue reading
In this first hand account, a panel of interviewers asks Malcolm X about various questions involving his group, his religion, and his outlook on various aspects of life as an African American during that time period. Continue reading
Malcolm X explains in this first hand account exactly why he feels that the Muslim religion is the best thing for the nation. Continue reading
