Dynamic Directory - November 9, 2025

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.

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

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).

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

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

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

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 attended a tent meeting featuring Dr.

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).

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

The Volga River is one of the longest in the world. Here are some key facts about it, and its topography.

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

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.

"Race," a film about Jesse Owens, highlights the events of 1936. One of the world's greatest-ever athletes tells us what it was like to represent his country and to achieve such great success.

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a heavy bomber, with a significant flying range, used by America and its Allies during World War II.

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

Eisenhower and his generals (plus their staff members) planned the Normandy invasion over a period of several years.

"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..