Apr 18 The Medgar Evers Assassination By PBS NewsHour Perhaps the most significant martyr in the struggle for civil rights prior to Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination, Medgar Evers galvanized the civil rights movement in his life and also in his death. Continue reading
Apr 18 The Freedom Summer Killings By PBS NewsHour James Earl Chaney lived in Mississippi his entire life. Michael Schwerner spent six months in the state and Andrew Goodman had been there only a day. Continue reading
Apr 18 The Birmingham Church Bombing By PBS NewsHour The 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, which killed four young girls, shocked the city of Birmingham and the world. Continue reading
Apr 17 U.N. Certifies Gusmao Landslide, East Timor Nears Independence United Nations election monitors certified the landslide victory of long-time resistance leader Xanana Gusmao in East Timor's first presidential election. The vote is one of the final steps towards the full independence of the half-island region. Continue reading
Apr 17 Powell Trip Ends Without Truce Despite six days of diplomacy, Secretary of State Colin Powell left the Middle East Wednesday without an agreement on how to end 18 months of bloodshed, however the Bush administration did commit to continue working towards peace in the region. Continue reading
Apr 17 Colin Powell Press Conference Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke with reporters before leaving Israel on Wednesday. The following is a transcript of that press conference. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch Assessing Powell’s Mission Three experts assess Secretary Powell's mission, and the Bush Administration's efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Presidents and Crises NewsHour historians discuss the American president's challenging role in the Middle East conflict. Continue watching
Apr 16 Popular Leader Sweeps East Timor Election Residents of the tiny half-island territory of East Timor voted overwhelmingly last weekend for a popular independence leader to become their first elected president. Continue reading
Apr 16 Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Virtual Child Pornography By Admin In a 6-3 decision, the U.S Supreme Court Tuesday struck down a congressional ban that made it a crime to distribute or possess computer-generated images of minors engaged in sexual acts. Continue reading