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Serena Williams
The official homepage of Serena Williams contains pictures, news, statistics and interviews, for fans of tennis great Serena Williams. You can find out where she's playing next and read her comments on individual matches. Includes video.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics
Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students will watch a Paul Solman video of an interview of Yoram Bauman, the Stand up Economist....
PBS
Minnesota Public Radio: Pete Hautman Wins National Book Award
This page offers a story about the National Book Award for 2004, as well as a link to an audio interview with Pete Hautman.
PBS
This Is Home: The Hmong in Minnesota
This radio series gives an up-close-and-personal view of Hmong history, culture and the challenges of resettling in the U.S. Listen to, or read transcripts of, interviews with Hmong refugees, a clan leader trained by the CIA as part of...
BBC
Bbc: The Road to Refugee
Fifty years after the adoption of the UN Convention on Refugees, the decade we live in has seen more of the world's people than ever before seeking refuge from war, persecution or disaster. This special report tells the stories behind...
BBC
Bbc: The Men Who Bombed Hiroshima
Published on 8/04/05, the BBC interviewed three of the men involved in the mission to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We get their viewpoints and an understanding of what their duties were on that day.
Other
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Reporting the Revolutionary War
In today's fast-paced news cycle, we have multiple venues for learning about current events at any time during the day or night. During the revolution, they had one source (newspaper) that was only published once a week. Even with this...
Other
Nash Country Daily: Homepage
Basic country site featuring weekly updated news, features, interviews. Topical information but doesn't go into depth at all.
Other
Eugene Ionesco: Homepage
Personal site devoted to Eugene Ionesco. Features biography, bibliography, quotations, photos, interviews, news, and links.
CNN
Cnn Money: Yardeni: Slump to Spread
In 1998, economist Edward Yardeni of Deutsche Bank Securities predicted that the economic difficulties affecting Russia and Asia would soon spread to the US and Europe. In this interview from "Moneyline News Hour with Lou Dobbs," compare...
BBC
Bbc Sport: Bannister's Magical Moment
BBC interviews Roger Bannister fifty years after he set the world record and broke the four minute mile. Bannister recaps the event, including details of his thought process during the race.
BBC
Bbc: I Watched My Fellow Americans Die at Omaha
The events of D-Day are described by an American soldier. Article also includes a video interview with the soldier.
BBC
Bbc: Liberia: A Year of Slow Progress
A look at the first year of peace following Liberia's 14 year civil war. This July 2007 article includes an interview with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and links to related subjects.
University of Minnesota
U Mn: Immigrants & Cities: Mapping Ethnic Enclaves in Early 20th Century Us
This resource couples a visual and descriptive map of urban ethnic enclaves with an oral interview by an immigrant growing up in New York City. Its goal is to provide different ways of "mapping" or understanding life for immigrants...
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Cbbc Newsround Special Report: Islam
A special report, published by the BBC news division just for kids, provides a short guide on the history, beliefs, and practices of Islam. Additional features include interviews with Muslim youth in different countries and diaries of...
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Why Is It Islam Week on Newsround?
A special report, published by the BBC news division just for kids, provides a short guide on the history, beliefs, and practices of Islam. Additional features include interviews with Muslim youth in different countries and diaries of...
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The Top of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
A special report, published by the BBC news division just for kids, provides a short guide on the history, beliefs, and practices of Islam. Additional features include interviews with Muslim youth in different countries and diaries of...
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George e.c. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James Nabrit Jr.
A short site from NPR that showcases Marshall on the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Hear the entire segment from NPR's Morning Edition, hear audio clips from interviews, and see photos of Marshall. Site also includes...
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Teresa Heinz Kerry
NPR offers an audio presentation of a candid interview with Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Senator John Kerry.
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Rosa Parks, 92, Died at Her Home in Detroit Monday Night.
NPR pays a moving tribute to the "mother of the civil rights movement", Rosa Parks who died at the age of 92 on October 24, 2005. Listen to her interviews and hear in her own words her views on the 1955 bus boycott. Links to related...
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This page offers a story about the National Book Award for 2004, as well as a link to an audio interview with Pete Hautman.