9/11
9/11 is one of the most historical events in U.S. history, though one that we don't know much about. On September 11th 2001, a United Airline plain, Flight 175 was hijacked but the question was by who? Who was behind this elaborate attack ended up being a burning question for all Americans. More information was found, dug up, which led to the conclusion that Osama Bin Laden, an Afghanistan leader was behind this attack along with his military and his terrorist organization called Al Qaeda. As time went by, a better understanding of who took part in the attack increased. People like Ramzi Yousef, one of the plan hijackers, orKhalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi, who settled in the San Diego, and Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, and Hani Hanjour, all took part in the attack, though we don't have much knowledge on the original plan or scale of this attack. We are not even sure of everyone that took part in this attack. Even though almost ten years have past, we still do not fully understand what occurred on 9/11, we don't know all of the people that took part in the attack or their intentions. There is much information that is still unknown and kept a secret form us. For more information click here for a great NY Times article!
The Holocaust
The Holocaust has become one of the most studied events in history. We spoke to a holocaust survivor himself to learn more about the secrecy behind it. One story in particular that he spoke about was how Hitler invited the red cross to one of the concentration camps to show how "well" they were treating the Jewish people. Hitler along with his followers set up a show for the red cross. They placed games, coffee houses, and shops to create a clean fun town. Though behind the sense was the true state of the concentration camps. Hitler fooled the Red Cross. He led them to believe that he was treat the people he captured well, when in reality that was not the case. During the Holocaust, Hitler was able to manipulate and mislead the public. This was just one of the many times were secrecy played an important role in the Holocaust. To lean more about the Holocaust and Irving Roth, a Holocaust survivor then click here. Mr. Roth tells many of his own personal stories where he had a duty to his family and friends to keep a secret. His inspiring stories are breath taking and moving.
Researchers and geologists are baffled by the idea of the ancient Egyptians constructing such advanced structures such as the great pyramids, located in Egypt. These beautiful and magnificent structures are even part of one of the Seven Wonders of the World. What makes these structures so miraculous is the fact that they have a perfect symmetrical and geometrical shape. It’s astounding how large and accurately precise these structures are with very little technology available. The Great Pyramids constantly cause historian to wonder how these magnificent structures were created. With little knowledge and record keeping during this time, historians have made substantial headway in the ways in which the Egyptians could have constructed the pyramids. Though, what historians are sure of it the advanced mindset that the Egyptians had.
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"YouTube - Great Pyramid Mystery Solved?" YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 13 May 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lasCXujNPfs.
Jacobson, Sidney, Ernie Colón, Thomas H. Kean, and Lee Hamilton. The 9/11 Report: a Graphic Adaptation. New York: Hill and Wang, 2006. Print.
Kelly, Martin. "World Trade Center - September 11 2001 - Attack on the World Trade Center." American History From About. Web. 13 May 2011. <http://americanhistory.about.com/od/terroris1/p/wtc_September11.htm>.
Mylroie, Laurie. "THE WORLD TRADE CENTER BOMB - Who Is Ramzi Yousef? And Why It Matters." Take Over World (Akron, OH) (homepage 1 of 3). Web. 13 May 2011. <http://www.takeoverworld.info/freep_wtc1993_5_ramzi_yousef.htm>.
