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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:
Technological Innovation. . .

Henry Ford Changes the WorldHenry Ford Changes the World, 1908
An eyewitness describes the birth of the Model T and the Assembly Line – two innovations that molded the world we live in today.

Brooklyn BridgeBuilding the Brooklyn Bridge, 1871
"...a dreadful pain shot through both my ears." Nothing like it had ever been attempted before: join a "sandhog" working below the East River

  Photo of the Week:

A proud momentThe Automobile Comes to the Farm, 1905.
A proud moment: Two brothers show off their new car.



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:
Beginning of Civil WarThe Sack of Lawrence, Kansas, 1856
"The newspaper offices were the first objects of attack." Five years before the attack on Fort Sumter, the opening shots of America's Civil War are fired in a small Kansas town.

London in VictoryLondon Celebrates VE Day, 1945
"American sailors and laughing girls formed a conga line down the middle of Piccadilly." After six years of war, Londoners rejoice in victory.

  Notable Quote:

" Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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 >>>
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