The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Monday, January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought t...

full text: Based on Funiculi Funicula Sung by the Three Terrors: Erdogano Pavarotti, Assad Carreras and Ahmedido Domingo Erdogan: I say -- it's time that I restore the Empire Let's get to work (let's get to work!) Because in Europe everybody knows that I'm just a jerk (he's just a jerk!) Assad: And...

Near the start of the 20th century, a mysterious and deadly virus terrified Americans, particularly infecting young kids: Polio. Correspondent Rita Braver looks at the scientific arsenal brought to combat the epidemic and develop a vaccine, and talks with documentary filmmaker Carl Kurlander ("The S

"The Dark Knight Rises" is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar(R) winner Christian Bale ("The Fighter") again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Ban...

Singer-songwriter Steve Grand release an acoustic version of “We Are The Night”, a track off his debut album All-American Boy, and thanked his followers for their support. Speaks Grand on the track: “So for every boy and every girl / No matter who you love / And for all my trans brothers and sisters

The AlphaDog Proto is a lab prototype for the Legged Squad Support System, a robot being developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. When fully developed the system will carry 400 lbs of payload on 20-mile missions in rough terrain. The first version of the complete...

Celebrating the 90th birthday of Stephen Sondheim by broadway super stars: 0:18 - Stephen Schwartz - "Prologue" (Follies) 3:28 - Broadway Musicians - "Overture" (Merrily We Roll Along) 8:47 - Sutton Foster - "There Won't Be Trumpets" (Anyone Can Whistle) 12:47 - Neil Patrick Harris - "The Witch's Ra

Mars Dune Alpha, the 3D-printed Habitat Located at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Will Aid in Long-duration Science Missions ICON, developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software, and building materials, announced it has been awarded a subcontract through Jacob

Faces of Fairness: A Case for Marriage is the most recent installment in an ongoing Fairness multi-media project "Faces of Fairness" that brings greater visibility to the once hidden Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered community in West Virginia. The project also explores the numerous issues a...

This documerntary was produced in 2004 by CBS as part of "Witness", a documentary from CBS news. Origin of AIDS: The Polio Vaccine (CBC 'Witness', 2004) On April 12, 1955 Jonas Salk's polio vaccine was first licensed for public use in the U.S. In the years afterwards 90 million Americans were vac...