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Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive

Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive

Global Terrorism Database The updated GTD WebGL Globe is an interactive geographic visualization, currently in beta, that plots the location and frequency of yearly terrorist attacks worldwide from 1970-2014. It was developed by START using the WebGL Globe open platform created by the Google Data Arts Team. Automated geocoding from the OpenCage Geocoder supplements the geocoding available in the public dataset. Periscopic, a data visualization firm that promotes information transparency and public awareness, has produced an innovative, interactive tool that allows users to explore the impact and dynamics of GTD perpetrator groups. The GTD Data Rivers 2.0 application is an interactive visualization tool that allows users to explore patterns of terrorism in the Global Terrorism Database (GTD). Learn to navigate and analyze the GTD START has released the first in a series of training modules designed to equip GTD users with the knowledge and tools to best leverage the database. More Read more How do you use the GTD?

September 11 Digital Archive 6-Hour Live Broadcast From Troy Davis Execution: Did Georgia Execute an Innocent Man? Troy Anthony Davis, who maintained his innocence until his last breath, was executed by the state of Georgia Wednesday night. As the world watched to see whether Davis’s final appeal for a stay of execution would be granted by the U.S. Supreme Court, Democracy Now! This archived video of the broadcast includes interviews with Troy Davis’s sisters, Martina Correia and Kim Davis; Troy Davis’s nephew, De’Jaun Davis Correia; NAACP president Benjamin Jealous; president of the Georgia State NAACP, Ed DuBose; chairperson of the NAACP, Roslyn M. We also broadcast a report back from journalists, and Davis’s lawyers, who witnessed the execution. AMY GOODMAN: From Georgia’s death row prison in Jackson, this is a Democracy Now! Troy Davis is not far from here. Just a few hours ago, I went down the road to the local church, where human rights leaders gathered to talk about Troy Davis and to call for clemency. Standing with me right now are two people who have followed this case very closely.

John C.H. Grabill's Photos of Western Frontier Life | Plog — World news photography, Photos Posted Feb 23, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare281 Between 1887 and 1892, John C.H. Grabill sent 188 photographs to the Library of Congress for copyright protection. Title: "The Deadwood Coach" Side view of a stagecoach; formally dressed men sitting in and on top of coach. 1889. Title: Villa of Brule A Lakota tipi camp near Pine Ridge, in background; horses at White Clay Creek watering hole, in the foreground. 1891. Title: Ox teams at Sturgis, D.T. Title: The last large bull train on its way from the railroad to the Black Hills Summary: Train of oxen and three wagons in open field. 1890. Title: Freighting in "The Black Hills". Title: Freighting in the Black Hills A woman and a boy using bullwhackers to control a train of oxen. Title: At the Dance. Title: Indian chiefs who counciled with Gen. Title: U.S. Title: "Hostile Indian camp" Bird's-eye view of a large Lakota camp of tipis, horses, and wagons--probably on or near Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. 1891. Title: "Home of Mrs.

September 11 Digital Archive September September 11, 2001, Documentary Project - (American Memory from the Library of Congress) 9/11 Interactive Timeline September 11, 2001 Maps 911 Materials for Teachers U.S. The Avalon Project September 11, 2001 Attack on America American RadioWorks - Witnesses to Terror Days of Infamy September 11 News.com - September 11, 2001 News Archives - The 9-11-2001 Terrorist Attack on America. The September 11 Digital Archive 9/11- never forget! Newseum | September 12, 2001 Front Pages Archive of Screenshots of Online News Sites on September 11-12, 2001 Sept. 11 Through The Eyes Of VII, Magnum And Life : The Picture Show : NPR Overview (September 11 Web Archive MINERVA Library of Congress) The World Reacts To The September 11, 2001 Attacks - YouTube Google News Search September 11 NIST and the World Trade Center 9/11 Tapes National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11, 2001 Photographs taken by Cybrary Man from the World Trade Center

Prvo srpsko venčanje nakon 1999. Izvor: Tanjug Đakovica -- U Đakovici je danas nakon 12 godina obavljeno prvo venčanje jednog bračnog para srpske nacionalnosti. (Tanjug) U Crkvi uspenja Presvete Bogorodice u Đakovici, koja je danas postala manastir, venčali su se Valentina Pitulić i Željko Tarbuk. "Nismo mi izabrali Đakovicu, ona je izabrala nas za ovaj današnji sveti čin, što nas posebno raduje, presrećna sam što se to dogodilo ovde. Ona je naglasila da su današnja liturgija, koju su služili mitropoliti crnogorsko-primorski Amfilohije i episkop raško-prizrenski Teodosije, kao i njeno venčanje, poruka da Kosovo i Metohiju "čuvaju i oni sa neba i oni sa zemlje". Liturgiji su, pored sveštenstva i monaštava eparhije raško-prizrenske, prisustvovali i Srbi iz Metohije kao i komandant Kfora Erhard Drevs.

AmericanaTVblog | Il blog di Andrea Salvadore Milestone Documents  ·  Your primary source for historic texts and analysis. What 9/11 will mean in the annals of history is still undetermined, but its impact has reverberated throughout the world. The following documents tell the story of the attacks and their aftermath with an immediacy that only such records can. To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the tragedy, the Milestone Documents editors invite you to read and share these texts and accompanying scholarly commentary for free during the month of September. At left is an image of Ground Zero in New York City under construction (Library of Congress). Osama bin Laden’s Declaration of Jihad on the Americans (1996): Also known as the “Ladenese Epistle,” the declaration was bin Laden’s first call for jihad against the United States. George W. Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US (2001): A declassified intelligence report, it was presented to the president and intelligence advisors in a briefing just a month before the attacks. George W. 9/11 Commission Report (2004): In November 2002, President George W.

A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 900 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the United States. 14 Rare Color Photos From the FSA-OWI Photo by Russell Lee. Jack Whinery and his family, homesteaders, Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940. Even today, many documentary photographers will tell you they are influenced by the works of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and 40s. The best-known FSA photographs are in black and white. 911 Rise: Reconnect & Remember Overview This year marks the tenth anniversary of September 11th, 2001. Discovery Education is proud to support your efforts as you go beyond the walls of your classroom to share these historic events with your students. Experience an Archive of the Live Events Discovery Education hosted four events in cities closely affected by September 11th featuring a preview of RISING: REBUILDING GROUND ZERO, followed by a live panel discussion with members of the community who were personally affected by September 11th, and an interactive Q & A session. We encourage you to customize and share this letter with the parents at your school prior to the event. September 11th Theme Page(Discovery Education Login Required) How did the events of September 11, 2001 affect American attitudes toward freedom, privacy, and safety? Click here to access Discovery Education’s September 11th Theme Page Don't have a Discovery Education account? Educational Resources from our Partners

Influence & Lobbying Use these resources in OpenSecrets.org's Influence & Lobbying section, which are also found at the left, to learn more about Washington's influence industry and its most powerful players. Interest Groups Just about any interest group you can think of has a presence in Washington-and spends money to maintain that presence. Here we've totaled all the campaign contributions over the years from more than 100 interest groups, so that you can see patterns that might have affected policies with an impact on your life. We also track how much interest groups have been spending on lobbying, which is the other side of the influence coin. Lobbying Professional advocates make big bucks to lobby members of Congress and government officials on the issues their clients care about. Revolving Door You've heard it before - it's not what you know, it's who you know. PACs Organizations Influence in Washington is created from many ingredients. 527s

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