Roll Over an image for more information Click to go to an EyeWitness Account ADVERTISMENT   Inside... Index of EyeWitness Accounts - From the Ancient World through the 20th Century Photo Of The Week - A freeze frame of time. SnapShots - Photographic Gateways to History: World War I, America in the 20s, the Great Depression. Voices of the 20th Century - sounds from the past. History in Motion - film clips from the past.

Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it, presented by Ibis Communications, Inc. a digital publisher of educational programming.   Spotlight On: Abraham Lincoln: Views of President Lincoln, 1861 Revered today as one of America's greatest presidents, this perspective of Lincoln was not widely held in 1861. Read some contemporary views of America's 16th president. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, 1863 "It is a flat failure..." Lincoln remarked after the audience's lack of reaction to his speech at Gettysburg. President Lincoln is Shot, 1865 "I heard the discharge of a pistol behind me." An eyewitness sitting with the President at Ford's Theater describes his assassination.   Photo of the Week: Banned in Pittsburgh, 1906. She was the toast of Broadway and the inspiration for the Ziegfeld Follies, but she showed a bit too much flesh for the Pittsburgh Police. Including: U-Boat Attack, 1917 Captured German footage of one of its submarines in action during World War I. The Hindenburg Explodes, 1937 The great German airship bursts into flames as it attempts to land at Lakehurst, NJ. The Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor, 1941 Captured Japanese footage taken from their aircraft during the attack. Many More >>>   It Happened This Month: Battling the Saracens, 1250 "I gave him a thrust with my lance just under the arm-pits and struck him dead." A knight describes combat in the Seventh Crusade. The Riechstag Fire, 1933 "This is a God-given signal!" Less than a month after Adolph Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, a mysterious fire destroys the country's Parliament and provides the means for his acquisition of absolute power. Including: Iwo Jima, 1945 The first wave attacks the beach in one of WWII's costliest battles. Theodore Roosevelt 1912 The "Bull Moose" candidate speaks during his unsuccessful campaign for President. Charles Lindbergh, 1927 The "Lone Eagle" speaks after his historic flight Many More >>>   Notable Quote: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Please Contact us with your comments, questions or suggestions. Privacy Statement  | Awards |  Advertising Information

Site updated on 02/08/2010

Copyright © 1997 - 2010, Ibis Communications, Inc.