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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.

  It Happened This Month:
Pompeii Destroyed, 79 AD
"You could hear the shrieks of women, the wailing of infants, and the shouting of men..." Mount Vesuvius blows its top.

Fulton's 1st Steamboat Voyage, 1807
"I could hear distinctly repeated - 'I told you it was so; it is a foolish scheme: I wish we were well out of it.' "

"Old Ironsides" Earns its Name, 1812
"...we commenced a very heavy fire from all our guns, loaded with round, and grape..." Barely 50 yards from her opponent, the USS Constitution shoots it out with a British frigate and wins the name "Old Ironsides."


  Photo of the Week:
The Price of War, 1944.
Two children in war-torn Naples, Italy


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 >>>

  Notable Quote:
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

The First Day of World War II - September 3, 1939
Next Wednesday marks the 69th anniversary of the beginning of World War II, the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen. Our spotlight on history illuminates the opening hours of this momentous day.

9:00 AM
Hitler Receives an Ultimatum

"What do we do now?" Hitler declared in response to Prime Minister Chamberlain's demand that Germany stop its invasion of Poland or face war with Britain.

11:15 AM
Britain Declares War

"This country is at war with Germany." Prime Minister Chamberlain goes on the air to announce war with Germany - hear his broadcast.

11:27 AM
London Goes to War

"Gas masks have suddenly become part of everyday civilian equipment..." A Londoner describes the scene as air raid sirens wail and the city prepares for war.


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.t

Charles Lindbergh, 1927
The "Lone Eagle" speaks after his historic flight

Many More >>>

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