Apr 30th, 2005 · The telephone answering machine is each person's own domestic preservation device -- a virtual cedar chest of treasured messages -- collections of monologues and small self portraits, that when listened to closely add up to an informal oral history of our lives.
Apr 27th, 2005 · Joseph Horowitz, author of Classical Music in America: A History of Its Rise and Fall, talks with Robert Siegel about the past, present and future of classical music in this country.
Apr 25th, 2005 · Australian, New Zealand and some British troops landed on Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula 90 years ago Monday. Niall Ferguson, a World War I historian, talks about the bloodiest war in British military history -- known as one of the world's worst military disasters. He says Gallipoli is part of both Turkey's and Australia's national identity.
Apr 21st, 2005 · Most American history textbooks paint a romantic picture of the the Underground Railroad. A new book tells the story of a bi-racial movement animated by moral outrage, religious fervor and radical politics.
Apr 19th, 2005 · Laurence Rees' Auschwitz: A New History provides details about the inner workings of the camp: techniques of mass murder, the politics, the gossip mill between guards and prisoners, and the camp brothel.
Apr 19th, 2005 · Cyclist Lance Armstrong announces that this year's Tour de France will be his last. After battling cancer, Armstrong won six consecutive tours, more than any other cyclist in the race's history.
Apr 19th, 2005 · The spiritual leader of 1 billion Catholics has died. Illness and suffering have marked the last days of the 84-year-old pontiff's quarter-century as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. His papacy has been among the longest and most activist in history.
Apr 17th, 2005 · The Da Vinci Code has been out for more that two years, and it still remains on bestseller lists. The popularity of Dan Brown's novel that combines science, religion, history and suspense has publishers jumping at the opportunity to spot the next literary sensation.