December 7, 1941 at 7:55 am (local time) nearly 200 Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which was considered the US “Gibraltar of the Pacific”. The raid, that lasted less than an hour, killed nearly 3,000 people. A declaration of war was requested by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and approved by the Congress on December 8th, which caused the United States to enter into World War II. Come check out our December Memorial Book Display as we explore past and present history books and videos concerning this most important date.
This site has a unique homepage that allows you to explore art history by time period.  You can also browse by style, theme, or artist. In addition to text and images, SmartHistory also has videos and and podcasts that can be downloaded to your iPod. Although the site has more contemporary art history information, Smarthistory is adding new material all the time.
Come join us as we explore the History of Radio and celebrate such “Firsts” as the FIRST play-by-play football game (Nov. 23, 1919), the FIRST scheduled radio broadcast (Nov. 2, 1920) when station KDKA broadcasted the results of the presidential election. Did you know that the famous TV show “Meet the Press” originally debuted on radio in 1945?
Ah, “Thanks for the Memories”
A look at the news and events happening in the Libraries at Waubonsee Community College
“Only the Shadow Knows”