Mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin survived the August 29, 2005 Katrina Hurricane disaster. These audio clips document his stuggle to govern during this catastrophic time in American History.

Call me a sap, but his words inspired me to build this borad - a collection of some of the best from his amazing and historic speech in front of 84,000 strong. Glad I was alive to witness, record and post here.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation during the Cold War between the USSR and the USA in Cuba. The missiles were placed to protect Cuba from any planned attacks by the USA after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

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.

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She no longer has the luxury of keeping a low profile. Now a very public figure, Michelle Obama has to accept the role of a First Lady and the sometimes uncomfortable scrutiny that comes with it. She's the one who keeps Barack real, the one who makes sure running for leader of the free world doesn't go to his head.

Middle Eastern range from nations being very poor such as Gaza and Yemen to extremely wealthy nations such as UAE and Saudi Arabia. Languages of the Middle East span includes Indo-European and Afro-Asiatic, English is also spoken.

Sound clips of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, wife of former President John F. Kennedy. During her years as first lady and beyond, she was a much-watched and admired popular figure. In later years she had a successful career as a book editor.

Imagine graduating from college and Bono, the singer from U2 shows up to speak at your commencement ceremony. Audio clips of his substantial speech given at the 2001 Harvard Commencement.

Political figures, religious leaders and famous people are assasinated for various reasons. Here are some selected audio clips that provide information about what happened at these shocking, history changing events.

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The Internet, as most now know, is an enormous array of autonomous computer networks but Senator Ted Stevens sees it, a series of tubes. His comments have spawned musical spinoffs,and now he has been convicted for handing out big money giveways for republican polictical gains. Ted is Republican and endorsed by another Alaska politician Sarah Palin.

When a child is missing, time is critical. Each passing minute may mean that clues and leads to the child's whereabouts are being lost. Listen to the clips here regarding this crisis and the facts about the amber alert program.

Perhaps no athlete better symbolized the human struggle against tyranny, poverty and racial bigotry. His personal triumphs as a world-class athlete and record holder were the prelude to a career devoted to helping others.

Paul's Case is a story about a bourgeois Pittsburgh teenager who escapes reality by going to Carnegie Hall and later fleeing to New York. Lots of speculations pointed out that the author Willa Cather was probably a lesbian and demonstrated how Paul, the character, was homosexual. She made it out like the source of Paul's misery is his homosexuality

Lysergic Acid Diathylamide (LSD) is a psychoactive hallucinogenic drug. It is a product of professional chemists. The secret history of acid is linked to its early use by the military and intelligence agencies.

The readings performed here range across 3,000 years; they include a letter from a king, a princess's prayer and the dream of a temple dancer. These are the testimonies of real people of ancient Egypt.

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