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 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.
Building 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
The Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915
"Many people must have lost their heads. . ." Witness the destruction of the Lusitania through the periscope of the submarine that sank her.
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 creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others." Ayn Rand (1905-1982).
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.