Dynamic Directory - October 29, 2025

Sailing in caravels, which are very uncomfortable, Magellan and his men encounter bad weather. Then they see "St. Elmo's Fire." Maybe something good will occur!

The United Kingdom did not have enough horses (or mules) even before America entered the war, so military officers bought more animals from Canada and the United States.

This map depicts the general location of trenches along the Western Front during World War I.

This image depicts the siege of Cartagena when a combined force of French troops and buccaneers found a weakness in the city's heavily fortified defenses.

After Magellan dies, his remnant crew returns to Spain, completing the world's first circumnavigation. Extremely ill, the men do not realize their cargo (of cloves) could help them get well.

Weeping for joy, Magellan realizes he's found a fabled passage when his ships sailed into the Pacific (from the Atlantic).

Henry Morgan's successful raid on Porto Bello, Panama netted him and his buccaneers a great deal of loot.

As Green Hornet's castaways drifted in the Pacific, an albatross stopped by the life raft.

Japanese interrogators - like James Sasaki - followed specific guidelines for questioning Allied aviators. This political cartoon depicts such an interrogation session.

After the war, POWs who had been incarcerated in Japanese camps all told the same story about Mutsuhiro (Matsuhiro) Watanabe - whom prisoners called "The Bird.

Louis Zamperini returned to Japan, in the fall of 1950, and had an opportunity to visit with some of his former prison guards.

This sketch of Naoetsu Camp 4 - created from memory, after the war was over - is from "A Bridge Across the Pacific Ocean" (a Japanese-language book).

Louis Zamperini attended a tent meeting featuring Dr.

After the war was over, and Ofuna prisoners were rescued by Allied forces, outsiders were able to view where the POWs had lived.

German troops, along Normandy's beaches, did their best to resist the Allied invasion. This clip provides a German perspective of D-Day.

Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor, served as a port of entry - between 1892-1954 - for millions of European immigrants hoping for a new life in America.

Liberty is dedicated July 4, 1886. She is a gift from the people of France to the people of America.

In Normandy, Germany built pillboxes - small, concrete forts - to protect German soldiers against Allied invaders.

"It's a Wonderful Life" is one of the most-popular films to watch during the holidays. Who was James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997), its star? Known the world over as Jimmy Stewart, he was also a US Air Force pilot..