Atak na World Trade Center 11 września 2001 roku był jednym z najbardziej dramatycznych wydarzeń w historii Nowego Jorku. Gdy o 8:46 pierwszy samolot uderzył w północną wieżę, nikt nie przypuszczał, że za kilkanaście minut druga maszyna trafi w wieżę południową, a cały kraj stanie w obliczu skoordynowanego zamachu. W sekundę po pierwszym uderzeniu zginęło … Read more
Vad gör man när man går in på en intensivvårdsavdelning i Los Angeles och hittar sin dotter medvetslös och ensam, medan hennes man är taggad i bilder från en yacht några kilometer därifrån? Hur långt kan en tystlåten far pressas innan han slutar vara familjens plånbok och börjar använda samma system som hans svärson dyrkar … Read more
In 1861, Washington, D. C. , was a wide-open city. With the Civil War underway, the nation’s capital became crowded with bawdy houses catering to every class and price range, a situation that drew the attention of reformers, military officials, and even the Secret Service. That year, a New York physician named Dr. William Sanger … Read more
On October 23, 1943, the submarine Narwhal departed from Cape Morton in Queensland carrying 92 tons of ammunition, stores, and ten passengers. The orders came from the headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur, and the destination was the Philippines. Months before any American army could be sent ashore, MacArthur was quietly using submarines to deliver supplies … Read more
Hans händer var alltid kalla när de stängde dörren till mitt rum. Så lärde jag mig att ondskan inte behöver eld för att bränna en själ. Så lärde jag mig att djävulen inte behöver lågor för att förtära en människa. Goddag, mina kära. Jag är Betty Johnson, åttiotre år gammal, och jag bär på en … Read more
Before the embers of Pearl Harbor had cooled, the War Department made a decision no one had asked them to make. No American who died overseas would be brought home while the fighting continued. There were no surplus ships, no ports equipped for the task, and no intention of creating either. The dead would remain … Read more
Mein Name ist Vivian Mercer, und mein Mann hat mich an einem Donnerstagnachmittag aus meinem eigenen Haus geworfen. Ich stand in der Küche und schnitt Erdbeeren, als Caleb hereinkam, noch im Anzug, und seine Schlüssel auf die Arbeitsplatte warf. „Meine Mutter und mein Bruder kommen vorbei. “ Ich schnitt weiter Erdbeeren. „Okay. “ Seine Stimme … Read more
A 22-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis arrived at Heathrow Airport in London on May 22, 1958, expecting to be crowned the new king of rock and roll while Elvis Presley served in the army. Instead, within hours, his career was in ruins and a scandal erupted that would define the rest of his life. The reason … Read more
On July 21, 1970, at five in the evening, a 25-year-old lieutenant stepped outside a fortified base atop a mountain deep in Vietnam’s A Shau Valley, hoping for a breath of fresh air. In his pocket was a letter from his wife, saying her due date was that very day. He smiled, unaware he had … Read more
Carolyn Roehm, the Missouri-born designer who rose from a $126-a-week assistant’s desk at Oscar de la Renta to become the undisputed queen of 1980s New York society, then lost her husband, her fashion house, her social world and nearly all her property when billionaire Henry Kravis replaced her with a Canadian economist, has spent three … Read more