ABC news footage of the fall of the Berlin Wall
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Terry Fox is a symbol of bravery in the face of incredible odds. In 1977 he lost his leg to cancer. Three years later, he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He started... continue reading
posted by djsunkid 1 decade 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 3,258 viewsSeems to be Russian footage of the Chernobyl Disaster, soon after it occurred.
posted by omnithrope 1 decade 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 5,925 views • 1:03The american civil war in four minutes.
posted by eric3579 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,084 viewsA series of footage taken from the History Channel, National Geographic, and other sources showing footage of those executed at Nuremberg. The footage starts with a headshot of each figure, then shows... continue reading
posted by EntertainmentMajor 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 7,604 views • 7:42Documentary about the lone man who stood before the tanks entering Tiananmen Square during the June 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations. He is then pulled back into the crowd, either by friends, fellow demonstrators... continue reading
posted by qualm 1 decade 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 6,208 viewsFast-paced musical documentary that visualizes the words of Arundhati Roy, specifically her famous "Come September" speech. If there is one thing you will watch tonight, make this sift it, you will not regret it. ... continue reading
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 2,048 viewsAmerican B17 bombers first encounter with the German ME262
posted by thesnipe 1 decade 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 2,288 views • 1:10It has only been about 10 years since Hutu power fascists launched a genocidal movement against Tutsis, and a fair number of other Hutus. The horror of that moment has faded, and now Rwanda is stable,... continue reading
posted by bl968 1 decade 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,375 viewsWhen Adolf Hitler bought Eva Braun a movie camera, to film the people and parties which occurred at their Bavarian retreat, the technology to include synchronized sound had not yet been developed. ... continue reading
posted by lucasgreen 1 decade 7 years 7 months ago • 4,758 viewsEdward R. Murrow reports of Buchenwald - Transcript On Wikipedia
posted by Fedquip 1 decade 7 years 7 months ago • 2,062 viewsOppenheimer discusses the Hindu verse that entered his thoughts when he witnessed the first atomic explosion.
posted by T-man 1 decade 7 years 7 months ago • 15,820 views • 1:39The VTech massacre was horrific. The Kent State School shootings was approved by the Government. Four Dead in Ohio
posted by Fedquip 1 decade 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 3,491 viewsPandora's Box was a six part 1992 BBC documentary series written and produced by Adam Curtis, which examines the consequences of political and technocratic rationalism. Curtis' later The Century of the... continue reading
posted by bluecliff 1 decade 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 3,696 viewsThe (1972) Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national ice hockey teams. With just 34 seconds remaining in the final game, Paul Henderson, in perhaps the... continue reading
posted by Zifnab 1 decade 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 2,322 views'Foot binding, also known as kack put, was a custom practiced on females for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the early 20th century. In Chinese foot... continue reading
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