Place your cursor on an image for more information Click for 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 . . . Young Eyewitnesses. . . Crossing the Plains, 1865 "Oh, the dust, the dust; it is terrible." Accidents, sickness, river crossings, Indian encounters, mud, dust, monotony, and terror: young Sarah Raymond describes making the trek to a new life in the West aboard a wagon train. The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 "Shouting, yelling most unearthly, cursing, brandishing their revolvers, and firing right and left:" fifteen-year-old Tillie Pierce witnesses the horrors of combat and one of the Civil War's decisive battles..   Photo of the Week: Full Steam Ahead! The USS Connecticut under full steam, 1907. One of naval history's most famous photos - it almost cost the photographer his life. 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: A Passage to America, 1750 "...during the voyage there is on board these ships terrible misery." A German immigrant describes the arduous journey to colonial America. The Bonus Army Invades Washington, 1932 "I was horrified to see plain evidence of hunger in their faces." In the depths of the Great Depression, an army of World War I veterans occupies America's capital. Germany in Defeat, 1945 "White flags were hanging out of windows in villages we passed on the way..." A tour of Germany just days after its surrender.   Notable Quote: "A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies." - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) 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 >>> Please Contact us with your comments, questions or suggestions. Privacy Statement  | Awards |  Advertising Information

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