Lou Gehrig, baseball legend and former New York Yankee, is remembered for his record-setting consecutive game streak, his skills as a first baseman and his powerful swing at the plate. Gehrig–once diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease today–announced his retirement from the game … Continue reading
Svetlana Alliuyeva, the youngest child and only daughter of Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin, addresses the press concerning her 1967 immigration to the United States. Svetlana, who changed her named to Lana Peters after moving to America, sparked international scandal with her defection from the Soviet Union becoming a naturalized … Continue reading
People involved with the Stonewall Riots in June of 1969, including author David Carter, who wrote a book on the riots, explains the history-changing events of that night. Martin Boyce and Jerry Hoose give their firsthand accounts of how the events escalated with the police. They also explain the importance … Continue reading
Two current Houstonians describe the changes the city of Houston went through after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2. Gene Locke, now a prominent lawyer in this city, explains that Houston would not be able to compete … Continue reading
Reporters ask former U.S. President Harry S. Truman how he feels about the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Truman’s response: “I was very much shocked and hurt when I heard. He was a good man, an able President and he did a good job. And it’s … Continue reading
Walt Disney explains how the television industry can be a competition to the movie industry. Disney describes how he “diversified” his wheelhouse of movie-making because of the excess talent he worked with–he went from cartoons into making nature films, then to putting humans such as “Mary Poppins” into his animation … Continue reading
Retired soccer legend Diego Maradona talks about the controversial goal he scored during the 1986 Fifa World Cup quarter-final against England which was held in Mexico City on June 22, 1986. Maradona explains how he fooled the referees into thinking he had scored the goal with his head, when in … Continue reading
Zinedine Zidane, retired soccer legend and member of France’s World Cup team, explains in an interview why he head-butted Marco Materazzi, a retired member of Italy’s World Cup team, in the FIFA World Cup finals held in Germany on July 9, 2006. Zidane describes the harsh words that Materazzi provoked … Continue reading
Disturbing live footage and commentary on the streets of Vancouver, Canada is documented here as the 1994 Stanley Cup Riots broke out after the Canadian hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks, suffered a 3-2 loss in the finals. Here, Stuart Mcnish, reporter for a local news station, explains various violent actions … Continue reading
Cameraman Brent Stafford, who witnessed the 1994 Stanley Cup Riots in Canada, gives his report on the chaotic violence occurring on the streets of Vancouver after the Canadian hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks, suffered a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers. Stafford describes the rising tensions among the people … Continue reading
