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.   It Happened This Month EyeWitness Accounts of: The Burning of Rome, 64 AD "When people looked back, menacing flames sprang up before them or outflanked them." Did Nero fiddle while Rome burned? The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 "The Rebels are coming!... I had scarcely reached the front door, when, on looking up the street, I saw some of the men on horseback. I scrambled in,..." A young girl describes the horror of one of the American Civil War's most decisive battles. The First Atomic Blast, 1945 "We were reaching into the unknown and we did not know what might come of it." The first atomic bomb is exploded in the New Mexico wilderness.   Photo of the Week: Life in the Old West A bachelor at home on the Plains. 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 >>>   Spotlight On: The Birth of America 1773-1776. . . The Boston Tea Party, 1773 "We then were ordered by our commander to open the hatches and take out all the chests of tea and throw them overboard," The colonials get serious about their tea. Battle at Lexington Green, 1775 "Lay down your arms, you damned rebels, or you are all dead men." The "shot heard round the world" that ignited the American Revolution. Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776 "I will do as well as I can." Thomas Jefferson drafts the announcement of America's separation from the British Empire. 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: "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." William Butler Yeats Please Contact us with your comments, questions or suggestions. Privacy Statement  | Awards |  Advertising Information

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