t3003 Marilyn Monroe was the epitome of beauty and glamour. With an enchanting smile and magnetic charisma, she captivated hearts around the world. In her short life, she left an unforgettable mark. At the height of her fame, Monroe crossed paths with John F. Kennedy. He was a charismatic leader destined for greatness, and he went … Read more
Mi chiamo Giovanni Rinaldi e per molti anni ho pensato che la mia casa fosse il luogo più sicuro che avevo. Dopo la morte di mia moglie Elena, avevo iniziato a vivere più lentamente, dedicando il mio tempo al giardino che lei amava tanto. Avevo installato una telecamera nel cortile non per paura, ma semplicemente … Read more
The textbook portrait of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt shows a serene first lady in sensible shoes beside a grinning president steering America through depression and world war. Almost none of that portrait survives contact with the actual marriage. Behind the famous image sits a 40-year union that froze solid within its first decade. A husband … Read more
The story America told itself about John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy was a fairy tale of grace and power sharing one bed without a crack in the porcelain. The reality, according to biographers and historians who have examined the record, ran closer to a standoff than a romance. Two people bound together by … Read more
On November 24, 1963, in the East Room of the White House, Jacqueline Kennedy stood beneath the chandeliers and television lights and received the world's condolences. Heads of state filed past. Cabinet officials bowed. Old friends whispered sympathies they could not fully mean, because they did not know what they were mourning. America saw tragedy … Read more
On the morning of March 14, 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy sat at a small writing desk in the second-floor study of her rented townhouse on N Street in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. A yellow legal pad lay in front of her. It was 9:47 a.m., and she had been awake since 4:00 a.m. Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. … Read more
On July 22, 1943, George Patton stood in his command tent in Sicily, reading a report that made his jaw clench. Terry Allen's 1st Infantry Division had just disobeyed a direct order again. Patton had ordered the division to halt and consolidate its positions. Allen's men were 12 miles beyond the halt line, chasing retreating … Read more
Debout dans le salon de ma petite sœur, cinq jours après avoir enterré mon mari, je la regardais tapoter le bord de sa coupe de champagne pour capter l’attention de la pièce, et une seule pensée claire m’est venue : elle a préparé ce moment. Puis elle a sorti le document du tiroir de la … Read more
Il m’a fallu une seconde pour comprendre ce qu’il venait de dire. On était là, sur le pas de sa porte, un jeudi soir de la fin du printemps, et il me bloquait le passage, les deux avant-bras appuyés contre le chambranle, un de chaque côté, comme s’il retenait la maison entière de s’effondrer sur … Read more
Mi chiamo Teresa Bellini e per quarant’anni quella casa è stata tutto il mio mondo. Mio marito Carlo l’aveva costruita con le sue mani, mattone dopo mattone, dopo anni di sacrifici. Ogni parete custodiva un ricordo: il primo giorno in cui entrammo, le risate dei nostri figli, le feste in famiglia e gli ultimi momenti … Read more