On Christmas Eve 1968, one of the largest audiences in television history tuned in to an extraordinary sight: a live telecast of the Moon's surface as seen from Apollo 8, the first manned space flight to travel out to the moon. The Historic Journey captivated people around the world. Many welcomed a technological triumph in space after a year marked by assassinations, riots, … [Read more...]
The Astronauts Who Oribted The Moon On Christmas | Apollo 8 | Spark
Christmas Eve, 1968. As one of the most turbulent, tragic years in American history drew to a close, millions around the world were watching and listening as the Apollo 8 astronauts - Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders - became the first humans to orbit another world. As their command module floated above the lunar surface, the astronauts beamed back images of the moon … [Read more...]
Mo Asumang: Confronting racism face-to-face – BBC News
Mo Asumang, daughter of a black Ghanaian father and a white German mother, talks to BBC News about her experiences making her new documentary, The Aryans, in which she confronts racists, both in Germany and among the Ku Klux Klan in America. #racism #kukluxklan #bbcnews Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/bbcnews Check out our website: http://www.bbc.com/news Facebook: … [Read more...]
Pearl Harbor: Japan’s Biggest Gamble | WWII In The Pacific | Timeline
On December 7, 1941, Japan gambled all and bombed the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbour on Hawaii. In the following months, Japanese forces rampaged across Asia, humiliating America and her allies. It looked as though she was unbeatable. But then America fought back. The War in the Pacific launched an entirely new form of naval warfare. By summer 1942 the United States … [Read more...]
Pearl Harbor: The Hunt For The Lost USS Arizona | Into The Arizona | Timeline
Over 75 years ago, 1,177 men lost their lives on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship, underwater, is a shrine and monument, visited by tourists, and the families of those who perished. 📺 It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world's best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code 'TIMELINE' … [Read more...]