What are some of history's key stories and events which remain famous to this day? Check-out some of those topics.
Nelson Mandela, known as "The First Accused" at the Rivonia treason trial, gave this opening statement (on his own behalf) at the beginning of the tri...
Why does the Orbiter perform strange maneuvers and banks to slow it down before landing? Other than its rocket-propulsion system, which the Shuttle...
A leaflet, containing the following words, was issued by the Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe on December 16, 1961. It acknowledge responsibility fo...
This image depicts a formal document, signed by Mary, Queen of Scots and her new husband, Henry Stuart (Lord Darnley). The document says, among other...
Image of the Massachusetts Handicap Chart, published August 7, 1937. The event took place at Suffolk Downs. Click on the image for a better vie...
Image of the Mayflower Compact, as written by William Bradford.
On the 14th of September, 1963, McGeorge Bundy - a special assistant to President Kennedy - wrote a memo about "World Reaction to Developments in Viet...
Image of a draft copy of President McKinley's speech on March 4, 1901. Maintained by the U.S. Library of Congress. Click on the image for a bet...
The McNamara-Taylor Report, dated 2 October 1963, was formerly a top-secret, classified document prepared for the President of the United States. ...
This is page 4 of the McNamara-Taylor Report - dated 2 October 1963 - which these two JFK advisers prepared for President Kennedy's review. The ...
When Robert McNamara and Maxwell Taylor returned from their fact-finding trip to South Vietnam - in the early fall of 1963 - they advised President Ke...
As early as October 2, 1963, the United States government knew that the people of South Vietnam did not want to endure a civil war. This fact is...
Story
Chapter
Story Brief
Learning Task
Video
Image
Audio
Questions to Ponder
Audio Narration