“Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 — a day which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” ~President Franklin D. Roosevelt The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the […]
November 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. James Robert “Jim” Leavelle is the detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald through the basement of Dallas Police headquarters when his alleged presidential assassin was shot and killed. Now 90-years of age, Leavelle was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald on […]
Who was the “real” Rosie the Riveter? Ask History has the story behind this famous icon in this History Channel web original.
Tom Hanks narrates the epic story of the 9/11 boatlift that evacuated half a million people from the stricken piers and seawalls of Lower Manhattan. Produced and directed by Eddie Rosenstein. Eyepop Productions, Inc. BOATLIFT was executive produced by Stephen Flynn and Sean Burke and premiered on September 8th at the 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Summit: […]
On September 12, 2001 the troops at Buckingham Palace played The Star Spangled Banner in a tribute to the thousands who lost their lives. The day after the September 11, 2001 attacks, stranded Americans congregate outside Buckingham Palace in London, England. They can’t go home because a no-fly order is in operation. The changing of […]