History in the words of those who lived it.


	History in the words of those who lived it.

JohnWaterman

6-29-2008 11:04 AM

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6-29-2008 11:23 AM

Socratoad

These last two clips are absolute treasures for those of us who love history, and who try to learn from the lessons therein..

Thank you very much John

6-29-2008 11:30 AM

suzikoh

Yes, thanks from me too

6-29-2008 12:58 PM

carrerinyes

A Fantastic site! Thanks for sharing.

6-29-2008 1:09 PM

JohnWaterman

You're all very welcome.

6-29-2008 3:35 PM

Kelika

Great find!

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                          from the Ancient World to the present. History through
                          the eyes of those who lived it</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#f0ecd0"><tr><TD height="" valign="top"><A href="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/eyindx.htm"><STRONG>Index
                            of EyeWitness Accounts</STRONG></A> <SPAN class="small">-
                            From the Ancient World through the 20th Century</SPAN></TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/"><DIV><SPAN class="header"></SPAN>
								  </DIV>
<IMG src="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/images/dot3.gif" /> <A href="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/mayflower.htm"><STRONG>Aboard the Mayflower, 1620</STRONG></A><BR /><DIV>
                                    <SPAN class="small">"...the ship was thoroughly shaken, and her upper works made very leaky." The Pilgrims brave the dangers of the sea to make a new home.</SPAN></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/"><DIV><SPAN class="small"></SPAN></DIV>
<IMG src="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/images/dot3.gif" /> <A href="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/dunkirk.htm"><IMG hspace="5" height="60" width="53" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/images/hpdunkirk.jpg" /><STRONG>Evacuation at Dunkirk, 1940</STRONG></A>
<SPAN class="small">"The beach, black with men, illumined by the fires, seemed a perfect target." The British snatch a moral victory from the jaws of defeat.</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#f0ecd0"><tr><TD valign="top" align="justify"><STRONG>Including:</STRONG> 
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/images/dot3.gif" /> <A href="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vopeary.htm"><STRONG>Expedition
                                    to the North Pole, 1909</STRONG></A><BR /><DIV>
                                    <SPAN class="small">Robert E. Peary describes
                                    planting the American flag at the North Pole.</SPAN> </DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/images/dot3.gif" /> <A href="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vodday.htm"><IMG hspace="5" height="70" width="70" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/images/hpdday.jpg" /><B>D-Day,
                                    1944</B></A><BR /><DIV>
                                    <SPAN class="small">A radio reporter provides
                                    an eyewitness account of the Allied invasion
                                    of Europe</SPAN> </DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/images/dot3.gif" /> <A href="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vohiroshima.htm"><B>Hiroshima,
                                    1945</B></A><BR /><DIV>
                                    <SPAN class="small">Col. Paul Tibbets describes
                                    dropping the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, 1945.</SPAN></DIV>
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</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#f0ecd0"><tr><TD><SPAN class="small">"Wisdom begins
                                      in wonder."</SPAN> 
<SPAN class="small"><I> <A href="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/socrates.htm">Socrates</A></I></SPAN></TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/img/AD2B0802-B1C9-41DD-B187-DCC9B7925B36" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/"><DIV><SPAN class="small"></SPAN> </DIV>
                                    
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                                    Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor, 1941</STRONG></A><BR /><DIV>
                                    <SPAN class="small">Captured Japanese footage
                                    taken from their aircraft during the attack.</SPAN></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/AAC2FD9A-326B-4D5B-81FF-7BF17B7A7A7F/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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