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Your ringside seat to history -
from the Ancient World to the present. History through
the eyes of those who lived it, presented by Ibis
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A Portrait of Julius Caesar
"His baldness gave him much uneasiness. . ." A revealing look at a man who changed history.
An Audience with Queen Elizabeth I, 1597
"As for her face... it is long and thin, and her teeth are very yellow and unequal." The French Ambassador provides an unvarnished perception of the "Virgin Queen."
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. |
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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 Burning of Rome, 64 AD
"When people looked back, menacing flames sprang up before them or outflanked them." Did Nero fiddle while Rome burned?
1st 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.
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