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- History Pictures - Pictures of Important Events and People From the …Created: 2009-12-02 @ 21:11:30 EST
A large compilation of pictures of fascinating people and important events of the twentieth century, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Holocaust, the Vietnam War, and World War I… - Pearl Harbor Pictures - Pictures of the Attack on Pearl Harbor…Created: 2009-11-30 @ 09:18:21 EST Updated: 2009-11-30 @ 10:04:35 EST
On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack destroyed much of the United States' fleet, especially the battleships… - Sobibor MemorialCreated: 2009-11-26 @ 13:34:00 EST Updated: 2009-11-26 @ 13:38:30 EST
During a trip to Eastern Europe, I visited what remains of the Sobibor Death Camp. View pictures from my visit and discover my feelings about what I found… - Sobibor - Life and Death in the Sobibor Death Camp…Created: 2009-11-25 @ 23:02:14 EST Updated: 2009-11-26 @ 17:14:18 EST
The Sobibor Death Camp, located in Sobibor, Poland, was the second of three death camps to be established as part of Aktion Reinhard. Within the Sobibor Death Camp, in operation for only eighteen m… - Layout of the Sobibor Death CampCreated: 2009-11-25 @ 19:20:33 EST Updated: 2009-11-26 @ 17:12:24 EST
A drawing and explanation of the layout of the Sobibor Death Camp… - IOC Presidents - The International Olympic Committee…Created: 2009-11-12 @ 13:41:18 EST Updated: 2009-11-12 @ 13:49:41 EST
A list of the presidents of the IOC (the International Olympic Committee) from 1894 until present… - Elvis Presley - A Biography of Elvis PresleyCreated: 2009-11-11 @ 12:09:08 EST Updated: 2009-11-11 @ 21:02:09 EST
Elvis Presley was both a music legend and a movie star. He had charisma, looked sexy, and always had a sense of humor. Elvis wowed his audiences and ultimately became an icon of the 20th century. L… - History Quiz - A Collection of Online History Quizzes…Created: 2009-11-08 @ 09:36:09 EST Updated: 2009-11-08 @ 09:45:52 EST
How much do you really know about the 20th century? Take these history quizzes to test your knowledge of history… - Elvis QuizCreated: 2009-11-07 @ 23:23:29 EST Updated: 2009-11-07 @ 23:31:44 EST
A 10-question multiple-choice quiz all about Elvis Presley. Take this Elvis Quiz to test your Elvis Presley knowledge… - Titanic Timeline - A Timeline of the Titanic Sinking…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 12:10:12 EDT
A timeline of the fateful first and last voyage of the RMS Titanic, including dates about the Titanic's construction and its sinking… - Titanic - The Sinking of the RMS TitanicCreated: 2009-10-27 @ 12:06:06 EDT
On the night of April 14, 1912, the luxurious ocean liner Titanic hit an iceberg. Just over two hours later, the Titanic sank, losing 1,517 lives. Find out the full story of the sinking of the Tita… - 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 11:54:37 EDT Updated: 2009-10-27 @ 17:55:09 EDT
You may already know that the Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on the night of April 14, 1912 and sunk just over two-and-a-half hours later, but do you know the following ten facts about the Ti… - Pearl Harbor Pictures - Pictures of the Attack on Pearl Harbor…Created: 2009-09-24 @ 22:21:53 EDT Updated: 2009-09-24 @ 22:37:45 EDT
On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack destroyed much of the United States' fleet, especially the battleships… - 1970s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1970s…Created: 2009-09-10 @ 20:52:18 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the 1970s, from 1970 to 1979… - 1950s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1950s…Created: 2009-09-02 @ 23:50:51 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the 1950s, from 1950 to 1959… - Emmett Till MurderedCreated: 2009-09-02 @ 23:46:10 EDT
In 1955, 14-year old Emmett Till was taken from his relatives home, beaten, and then shot in the head. His body was then thrown in the river. Find out how his murder acted as a spark for the Civil … - Hitler Pictures - A Large Collection of Hitler Pictures…Created: 2009-08-31 @ 20:56:57 EDT
A large collection of pictures of Hitler, including pictures of Hitler giving the Nazi salute, as a soldier in World War I, official portraits, standing with other Nazi officials, wielding an axe, … - Vietnam War PicturesCreated: 2009-08-27 @ 23:42:09 EDT Updated: 2009-08-28 @ 20:30:54 EDT
A large compilation of pictures of the Vietnam War, including combat action, life in the jungle, wounded, P.O.W.s, entertainers, tanks, helicopters, and ships… - Great Depression PicturesCreated: 2009-08-25 @ 22:31:45 EDT Updated: 2009-08-26 @ 20:52:38 EDT
A large compilation of pictures from the Great Depression, including pictures of dust storms, farm foreclosures, migrant workers, women and children, unemployed, and breadlines and soup kitchens… - 1960s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1960sCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 21:52:43 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the 1960s, from 1960 to 1969… - My Lai Massacre - The Massacre Conducted by U.S. Soldiers in My Lai …Created: 2009-08-24 @ 21:46:21 EDT Updated: 2009-08-24 @ 21:51:49 EDT
On March 16, 1968, U.S. soldiers from Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, led by Lt. William Calley, entered the Vietnamese village of My Lai and massacred somewhere between 347 and 5… - World War II StartsCreated: 2009-08-21 @ 21:24:17 EDT Updated: 2009-08-21 @ 21:45:33 EDT
No one wanted war. Yet, when Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, other European countries felt they had to act. The result was six long years of World War II. Learn more about what led to… - Columbine Massacre - A List of Those KilledCreated: 2009-08-21 @ 16:35:40 EDT Updated: 2009-08-21 @ 20:39:31 EDT
A list of those killed during the Columbine Massacre on April 20, 1999… - Dachau Pictures - A Large Collection of Pictures of the Dachau Conce…Created: 2009-08-11 @ 12:05:28 EDT
Pictures of the first Nazi concentration camp, built in 1933, called Dachau… - Pictures of Concentration Camp Prisoners Who Have Been KilledCreated: 2009-08-11 @ 11:58:26 EDT Updated: 2009-08-11 @ 16:17:09 EDT
Pictures of concentration camp prisoners who were killed during the Holocaust… - Holocaust Pictures - A Huge Collection of Holocaust PicturesCreated: 2009-07-27 @ 17:39:06 EDT
A huge collection of pictures of the Holocaust, including pictures of the concentration camps, death camps, prisoners, children, ghettos, displaced persons, Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing squads), … - History Timeline of the Twentieth CenturyCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:36:04 EDT
Browse through this history timeline of the 20th century to examine each decade within this amazing century… - 1940s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1940sCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:08:11 EDT Updated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:47:55 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the 1940s, from 1940 to 1949… - 1930s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1930sCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:06:39 EDT Updated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:47:17 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the 1930s, from 1930 to 1939… - 1910s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1910sCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:05:19 EDT Updated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:45:59 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the 1910s, from 1910 to 1919… - 1920s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1920sCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:03:51 EDT Updated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:46:41 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the roaring '20s, from 1920 to 1929… - 1900s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1900sCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 21:13:07 EDT Updated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:45:20 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the first decade of the twentieth century, from 1900 to 1909… - 1990s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1990sCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 12:19:23 EDT Updated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:24:17 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the 1990s, from 1990 to 1999… - 1980s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1980sCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 11:51:02 EDT Updated: 2009-07-22 @ 22:19:46 EDT
A detailed history timeline of the 1980s, from 1980 to 1989… - Auschwitz Pictures - A Large Collection of Auschwitz PicturesCreated: 2009-07-16 @ 19:38:43 EDT Updated: 2009-07-16 @ 19:54:02 EDT
A large collection of pictures of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp… - Holocoust - Holocoust Should Be Spelled HolocaustCreated: 2009-07-16 @ 12:53:04 EDT
Did you accidentally type Holocoust rather than Holocaust? Don't worry! Even though you searched for Holocoust and not Holocaust, you can still find some fantastic resources about the Holocaust, in… - Ann Frank - Ann Frank Should Be Spelled Anne FrankCreated: 2009-07-16 @ 12:16:54 EDT Updated: 2009-07-16 @ 12:26:52 EDT
Don't worry! Even if you searched for Ann Frank rather than Anne Frank, you can still find a fantastic biography of the amazing girl who wrote the Diary of Anne Frank while hiding from the Nazis in… - Holocaust Facts - 33 Facts You Should Know About the HolocaustCreated: 2009-07-15 @ 12:12:29 EDT Updated: 2009-07-15 @ 12:52:11 EDT
How many people were killed in the Holocaust? What does the word Shoah mean? What was the largest Nazi concentration camp? Learn the answers to these questions plus much more through these 33 facts… - Poison Gas Leak in Bhopal IndiaUpdated: 2009-12-01 @ 22:29:18 EST
During the night of December 2-3, 1984, a storage tank containing methyl isocyanate (MIC) at the Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked gas into the densely populated city of Bhopal, India. It was on… - Sobibor RevoltUpdated: 2009-11-26 @ 21:46:06 EST
Although the difficulties seemed insurmountable and success improbable, the Jews of the Sobibor death camp attempted a revolt. They made a plan and attacked their captors, but axes and knives were … - The Holocaust - Comprehensive Resources About the Holocaust…Updated: 2009-11-26 @ 21:43:39 EST
Whether you are just beginning to learn about the Holocaust or you are looking for more in-depth stories about the subject, this page is for you. You will find basics such as a timeline, a glossary… - Peace Symbol - The History of the Peace Symbol…Updated: 2009-11-26 @ 12:56:38 EST
The peace symbol, the circle with three lines within it, was originally designed in 1958 by British artist Gerald Holtom. Learn more about the history of the peace symbol… - History of ThanksgivingUpdated: 2009-11-19 @ 19:17:18 EST
The history of Thanksgiving is eclectic. It began with a three-day feast in 1621, but evolved through the next two centuries. Discover the history of Thanksgiving and find out how FDR tried to chan… - Assassination of Martin Luther King JrUpdated: 2009-11-12 @ 14:11:57 EST
At 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, a shot rang out. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had been standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, now lay sprawled on the balcony's … - The Jewish Center in OswiecimUpdated: 2009-11-12 @ 13:57:10 EST
Facts and pictures about the only remaining synagogue in Oswiecim, Poland which was rededicated on November 10, 1998… - FDR Memorial in Washington DCUpdated: 2009-11-12 @ 13:53:44 EST
For the first time in over half a century, a new presidential memorial was built in Washington D.C. Find out more about the 7.5 acre memorial that honors Franklin D. Roosevelt… - History of the Olympics - Creating the Modern Olympic Games…Updated: 2009-11-12 @ 13:47:25 EST
After 1500 years with no Olympics, the modern Olympic Games were established. Learn how and why the Games began again… - Famous People - An A to Z List of Famous People in the Twentieth Cen…Updated: 2009-11-11 @ 21:22:59 EST
An collection of biographies of some of the most famous and important people that shaped the 20th century… - People of the 20th CenturyUpdated: 2009-11-11 @ 21:21:37 EST
The twentieth century was shaped by scientists, leaders, civil rights workers, entertainers, and so many more. Learn more about some of the influential people who molded the century, including both… - Elvis on the Ed Sullivan ShowUpdated: 2009-11-11 @ 17:15:56 EST
On September 9, 1956, Elvis made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Although this was not Elvis' first national television appearance, it did help to make Elvis a household name… - Previous History Quizzes - 20th Century HistoryUpdated: 2009-11-08 @ 09:01:26 EST
A listing of all the 20th century history quizzes… - Decade by Decade of the 20th CenturyUpdated: 2009-10-27 @ 17:34:59 EDT
Every decade of the twentieth century had its own personality. This personality was formed by both the people and the events that dominated it. Learn more about the century by exploring its decades… - Events of the 20th CenturyUpdated: 2009-10-27 @ 17:34:00 EDT
Some of the most important events in the twentieth century took years to accomplish, while others took only minutes. Twentieth century history is made up of both the large and the small events that… - History of the SwastikaUpdated: 2009-10-15 @ 18:49:55 EDT
The history of the swastika spans 3,000 years. Does this symbol represent good or evil?… - Nobel Economics Prize Winners - A List of the Winners of the Nobel E…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 13:00:47 EDT
A list of the winners of the Nobel Economic Prize… - Nobel Literature Prize Winners - A List of Winners for the Nobel Lit…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 12:59:10 EDT
A list of the winners of the Nobel Literature Prize… - Nobel Medicine Prize Winners - A List of the Winners of the Nobel Me…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 12:55:46 EDT
A list of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine… - Nobel Chemistry Prize Winners - A List of Chemists Who Won the Nobel…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 12:51:45 EDT
A list of the chemists who have won the Nobel Chemistry Prize… - Nobel Physics Prize Winners - A List of Winners of the Nobel Physics…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 12:47:29 EDT
A list of the winners of the Nobel Physics Prize.: antoine henri becquerel sir james chadwick heike kamerlingh onnes nobel prize winners erwin schrodinger… - Nobel Peace Prize Winners - A List of the Winners of the Nobel Peace…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 12:45:04 EDT
A list of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Peace… - Nobel Prize History - How the First Nobel Prizes Were Awarded…Updated: 2009-10-08 @ 13:57:11 EDT
A newspaper mistakenly ran an obituary for Alfred Nobel which called him the merchant of death. Not wanting to go down in history with such a horrible epitaph, Nobel created a will that shocked his… - Soviets Change the CalendarUpdated: 2009-10-08 @ 11:57:27 EDT
Although Lenin accepted the Gregorian calendar in the Soviet Union in 1918, the Soviets revamped the entire calendar again 1929, creating a Soviet revolutionary calendar that had five-day weeks. Le… - Murder of RasputinUpdated: 2009-09-24 @ 19:49:02 EDT
To save the monarchy, several members of the Russian aristocracy attempted to murder Rasputin. On the night of December 16-17, 1916, they tried to kill the holy man. The plan was simple. Yet on tha… - Vietnam War Picture - Marines Take to the Water as They Move to Join…Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:33:35 EDT
Picture of Marines of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment take to the water as they move to join up with other elements of their battalion during Operation Hastings… - Vietnam War Picture - Two Soldiers Wading Through a Muddy Hole Near …Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:32:34 EDT
Picture of two soldiers wading through a muddy hole while on a search mission… - Vietnam War Picture - U.S. Air Force HH-3 Helicopter Crewman Firing …Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:32:00 EDT
Picture of a U.S. Air Force HH-3 helicopter crewman firing a mini-gun during rescue patrol over South Vietnam… - Vietnam War Picture - Machine Gunner and a Rifleman From the 5th Mar…Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:31:23 EDT
Picture of a machine gunner and a rifleman firing at the enemy near the Demilitarized Zone in Vietnam… - Vietnam War Picture - Soldier Clearing an Area Using His FlamethrowerUpdated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:29:21 EDT
Picture of a U.S. soldier using a flamethrower to clear an area in Vietnam… - Vietnam War Picture - Marine Corp Flame Thrower Tank in Action in Vi…Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:28:35 EDT
Picture of a Marine Corp flame thrower tank in action… - Vietnam War Picture - President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Is We…Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:26:31 EDT
Picture of President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem being welcomed at Washington National Airport… - Vietnam War Picture - Colonel Robert White, Colonel Robin Olds, Colo…Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 11:22:38 EDT
Picture of one man standing, holding a microphone, ready to give a speech at a conference at Ubon Air Base in Thailand… - Vietnam War Picture - SEATO Nations Leaders at the Manila ConferenceUpdated: 2009-09-13 @ 15:13:38 EDT
Picture of eight SEATO leaders standing together in a group portrait during the Manila Conference… - Vietnam War Picture - Nelson Rockefeller, Brent Scowcroft, and Willi…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 15:08:35 EDT
Photograph of Nelson Rockefeller, Brent Scowcroft, and William Colby standing in the Cabinet Room, discussing the situation in Vietnam… - Vietnam War Picture - Vice President Nelson A. RockefellerUpdated: 2009-09-13 @ 15:04:50 EDT
Picture of Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller listening intently to the discussion of the evacuation of Saigon during an evening meeting of the National Security Council… - Vietnam War Picture - Vietnam Peace Agreement SigningUpdated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:51:46 EDT
Picture of the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement… - Vietnam War Picture - Conversations at the Manila ConferenceUpdated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:46:34 EDT
Picture of discussions taking place during the Manila Conference… - Vietnam War Picture - Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger Using th…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:43:59 EDT
Picture of Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger using the telephone in Deputy National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft's office to get the latest information on the situation in South Vietnam… - Vietnam War Picture - President Nguyen Van Thieu and President Lyndo…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:37:21 EDT
Picture of President Nguyen Van Thieu and President Lyndon B. Johnson talking… - Vietnam War Picture - Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky (South Vietnam) a…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:36:35 EDT
Picture of Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky (South Vietnam) and Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thieu at the Honolulu Conference, with the back of someone's head in the foreground… - Vietnam War Picture - President Nguyen Van Thieu Standing in Front o…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:27:46 EDT
Picture of President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam standing in front of a world map… - Vietnam War Picture - General William Westmoreland and President Lyn…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:22:25 EDT
Picture of General William Westmoreland and President Lyndon B. Johnson talking closely at Cam Ranh Bay… - Vietnam War Picture - President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam with Ge…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:21:57 EDT
Picture of President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam with General William Westmoreland, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thieu, Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky… - Vietnam War Picture - President Johnson and General Westmoreland and…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:21:31 EDT
Picture of President Lyndon B. Johnson and General William Westmoreland traveling in a jeep while visiting Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam… - Vietnam War Picture - President Johnson and General Westmoreland Dec…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:21:03 EDT
Picture of President Lyndon B. Johnson and General William Westmoreland decorating a soldier in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam… - Vietnam War Picture - President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam Talking…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 14:20:37 EDT
Picture of President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam talking with General William Westmoreland outside of Air Force One… - Vietnam War Picture - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Ge…Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 22:43:54 EDT
Picture of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara talking with several others in a huddled group… - Vietnam War Picture - U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Maxwell D. Taylor C…Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 21:56:16 EDT
Picture of U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Maxwell D. Taylor chatting with General William C. Westmoreland at the Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon. They were at the airport to see part of the U.S. military … - Vietnam War Picture - General William C. WestmorelandUpdated: 2009-09-10 @ 21:50:30 EDT
Picture of General William C. Westmoreland, close-up… - Iqbal MasihUpdated: 2009-09-10 @ 08:13:57 EDT
Iqbal Masih was a young Pakistani boy who was forced into bonded labor at age four. After being freed at age ten, Iqbal became an activist against bonded child labor. He became a martyr for his cau… - Voyage of the St. LouisUpdated: 2009-09-10 @ 08:06:20 EDT
In 1939, over 900 Jews tried to escape persecution and death in Germany by boarding a ship, the St. Louis, headed for Cuba. They thought they had the proper papers to enter Cuba, but government pol… - Vietnam War Picture - President Richard M. Nixon Shaking Hands With …Updated: 2009-08-28 @ 16:21:06 EDT
Picture of Richard M. Nixon shaking hands with armed forces in Vietnam… - Vietnam War Picture - Richard M. Nixon During a Press Conference on …Updated: 2009-08-28 @ 16:18:59 EDT
Picture of Richard M. Nixon During a Press Conference on Vietnam and Cambodia… - Vietnam War PIcture - President Nixon Speaks to Assembled White Hous…Updated: 2009-08-28 @ 16:16:07 EDT
Picture of President Richard Nixon, standing on a stage on the south lawn, speaking to assembled White House staff… - Vietnam War Picture - President Nixon at a Meeting at Camp David to …Updated: 2009-08-28 @ 16:14:01 EDT
Picture of Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, President Nixon, Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., Deputy Assistant meeting at Camp David to discuss the Vietnam situation… - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about History1900sUpdated: 2009-08-26 @ 21:13:09 EDT
- Great Depression Picture - An Unemployed Man Eating in a Soup KitchenUpdated: 2009-08-26 @ 20:57:25 EDT
Picture of a man eating in a Volunteers of America Soup Kitchen in Washington D.C. during the Great Depression… - Great Depression Picture - A Christmas DinnerUpdated: 2009-08-26 @ 15:18:47 EDT
Picture of a family eating Christmas dinner near Smithland, Iowa during the Great Depression… - J Robert Oppenheimer - Biography of Manhattan Project Director J. Ro…Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 23:21:55 EDT
J. Robert Oppenheimer was the director of the Manhattan Project, the U.S.'s attempt during World War II to create an atomic bomb. Oppenheimer's struggle after the war with the morality of building … - History of the Year 2000Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 22:50:58 EDT
As the year 2000, the last year of the 20th century, passes from the present into the past, we can try to determine what will be remembered in the history books of the future… - The Jewish Cemetery in WarsawUpdated: 2009-08-23 @ 22:08:01 EDT
This historic Jewish cemetery was enclosed in the Warsaw Ghetto. It is both a reflection and a memorial of the past… - Conclusion - Virtual Tour of TheresienstadtUpdated: 2009-08-23 @ 21:24:16 EDT
Part of the Virtual Tour of Theresienstadt: conclusion of the virtual tour of Theresienstadt… - Columbine Massacre - The School Shooting of April 20, 1999Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 17:57:17 EDT
On April 20, 1999, in the suburban town of Littleton, Colorado, two high-school seniors, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, enacted an all-out assault on Columbine High School during the middle of the … - Hindenburg DisasterUpdated: 2009-08-23 @ 11:52:56 EDT
At 7:25 p.m. on May 6, 1937, while the Hindenburg was attempting to land at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, a flame appeared on the outer cover of the rear of the Hindenburg. Within … - Flappers in the Roaring TwentiesUpdated: 2009-08-21 @ 22:13:20 EDT
In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced, and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper… - Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103Updated: 2009-08-20 @ 17:25:27 EDT
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board as well as 11 on the ground. Though it was almost immediately evident that a bomb had caus… - Navajo Code TalkersUpdated: 2009-08-19 @ 21:57:04 EDT
Most codes during WWII were broken; yet the Navajo Code Talkers confounded the enemy by talking in a seemingly unbreakable code…