Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She learned to communicate through the eyes and ears of others after a fever left her deaf and blind as an infant.

The 1920s represented the era of greatest output in the US movie market. The early silent movies were often accompanied by live piano or organ music and provided enormous entertainment value to audiences everywhere.

The Gettysburg Address is considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War. The few words of the president were from the heart, to the heart.

Early numbers for the inauguration of Barack Obama are impressive but, perhaps surprisingly, Ronald Reagan's first term in 1981 were the most-watched on record. This is a great Ronald Reagan! Listen here...

Check out this speeches of famous women who were respected for their oratory skills. Speech was their mouthpiece to reach out to the people and nation. They were historical speakers who with mere word power were able to occupy a special place not only in the pages of historical chronicles, also in the hearts of the people for many generations.

O.J. Simpson is in jail in Las Vegas as of Sunday and charged with armed robbery. Sound clips are here including the actual recording of OJ's middle age posse cracking on the sports collector dealers..

George Washington was the 1st President of the United States. He served (2) 4 year terms from 1789 to 1797, winning reelection in 1792. Because of his important role in the founding of the United States, He is referred to as the Father Of Our Nation.

Historical 911 calls recordings.Sometimes reality make us quit dreaming and see that we live in such a wild world...

These recordings are all genuine and made from the cockpit of the airplane in trouble. Be warned, these are of graphic nature.

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Robert Tilton always seemed to be the most extreme of the television evangelists. He is a famed preacher that comes on TV late at night, normally on paid advertising channels or WBtv/PAX tv. He got his fame by acting very excited about "God" and faith healing.

Despite its arguably noble intentions, the war in Vietnam would prove the greatest challenge to American democratic idealism since the Civil War. As evidence of numerous documentaries, books and films about the war, listen to these recordings.

Harvard Professor Dr. Timothy Leary, the LSD guru and sixties counter-culture icon opened minds for a living. So tune in to the words of this brilliant author, philosopher and revolutionary. RIP Tim.

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was Americas senior military commander in the Far East during World War Two. He found fame as the officer who led Americas withdrawal from the Philippines with the quote "I shall return". It was a promise that Douglas MacArthur was to fulfill.

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If ever boys became men it was on the bloody beaches of Dunkirk. Soldiers who survived those terrible, yet heroic days say they left their youth behind on the French sand. Thousands had given up their lives for their country in the worst military disaster ever suffered by the British Army. It was fate they escaped...

Listen to United States and Canada's patriotic music that evokes their history, tradition and struggles of their people.

Audio clips of Al Gore, a former vice president of the United States and known as an outstanding environmental activist. He just won a Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.