The Accused at the Nuremberg Trial
Tuesday February 27, 2007
At the end of World War II, the leaders of Nazi Germany were tried by an international tribunal for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Find out who was tried ... Read More
Korean War Pictures
Sunday February 25, 2007
A hundred historic pictures taken during the Korean War, including planes dropping bombs, explosions caused by napalm, wounded soldiers evacuated by helicopters, and POWs repatriated.
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The Beatles
Friday February 23, 2007
The Beatles shaped not only music but also an entire generation. People mimicked all that they did, including haircuts, clothing, and outlook. Their style and innovative music set the standard ... Read More
Chernobyl
Thursday February 22, 2007
At 1:23 a.m. on April 26th, reactor four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, releasing more than a hundred times the radiation of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and ... Read More
The Red Baron
Tuesday February 20, 2007
Baron Manfred von Richthofen liked to fly in a blazing red airplane and shot down plane after plane. His achievements made him both a hero and a propaganda tool. With ... Read More
Body of Stalin Removed from Lenin's Tomb
Monday February 19, 2007
After his death in 1953, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's remains were embalmed and put on display next to Vladimir Lenin. Hundreds of thousands of people came to see the Generalissimo ... Read More
Mt. St. Helens Erupts
Thursday February 15, 2007
On May 18, 1980, Mt. St. Helens erupted, leaving in its wake death and destruction. The eruption was the worst volcanic disaster in U.S. history.
King Edward VIII Abdicated for Love
Wednesday February 14, 2007
King Edward VIII did something that monarchs do not have the luxury of doing - he fell in love. King Edward was in love with Mrs. Wallis Simpson, not only ... Read More
Death Marches
Monday February 12, 2007
Late in the war, the tide had turned against the Germans. The Soviet Red Army was reclaiming territory as they pushed the Germans back. As the Red Army was heading ... Read More
Japanese Soldier Finally Surrenders
Thursday February 8, 2007
Unaware that World War II had ended, Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army spent 30 years hiding on the remote Philippine island of Lubang. After years of living ... Read More
Pictures of Hitler
Tuesday February 6, 2007
A collection of photos of Adolf Hitler which includes photographs of Hitler greeting foreign dignataries, standing with other Nazi officials, wielding a shovel, attending Nazi Party rallies, and much more. ... Read More
Cult Compound in Waco, Texas Raided
Monday February 5, 2007
On April 19, 1993, after a 51-day siege, the ATF and the FBI attempted to force David Koresh and the other remaining Branch Davidians out of their Waco, Texas compound. ... Read More
Segregation Ruled Illegal in U.S
Thursday February 1, 2007
On May 17, 1954, the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision by ruling that segregation was inherently unequal.