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Byte Sized Biographies… Byte Sized Biographies…
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Byte Sized biographies of the famous, the infamous and the quirky in less than hour.
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Billy the Kid (Volume 4, Episode 3) Part One
Although he never robbed a bank or a train, never fought a traditional duel and didn’t drink, Billy the Kid remains one of America’s most notorious outlaws.
The only authenticated photo of Billy the Kid, taken in 1880
John Tunstall
Alexander McSween
Sheriff William Brady
One of two Billy the Kid headstones in Fort Sumner, New Mexico -
Billy The Kid (Volume 4, Episode 3) Part Two
He never robbed a bank or a train and never fought a traditional duel but Billy the Kid remains one of America’s most notorious outlaws.
Sheriff Pat Garrett
General Lew Wallace, during the Civil War
Deputy Bob Olinger
Lincoln County Courthouse
One of two grave markers for Billy the Kid -
Virginia Hall, American espionage agent (Volume 4, Episode 2) Part One
After her rejection by the State Department, Virginia Hall became the most decorated American female civilian during World War II.
Virginia Hall
Robert Alesch
Pierre Laval with SS hierarchy in France, 1943
Virginia Hall, later in life, on her farm -
virginia hall, american espionage agent (Volume 4, Episode 2) Part Two
After her rejection by the State Department, Virginia Hall became the most decorated American female civilian of World War II
Fake French identity card for Virginia Hall
Phillippe Petain
Petain and Hitler
Painting of Virginia that hangs in the CIA museum
Wild Bill Donovan awards Virginia the DSC -
Captain al haynes and United Flight 232 (Volume Four, Episode 1) Part One
On July 19, 1989, United Air Lines pilot Captain Al Haynes was confronted with a mechanical failure that threatened all 296 passengers aboard his flight, United 232. The response of Haynes and his crew and the ensuing landing provided one of the most remarkable stories in the history of commercial aviation.
Captain Al Haynes, news conference, July 20, 1989, the day after he landed Flight 232.
Jerry Schemmel
Flight Path of 232
A United Air Lines DC-10
American Airlines Flight 191, seconds before crashing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, May 25, 1979 -
Captain Al Haynes and United Flight 232 (Volume Four, Episode 1) Part Two
On July 19, 1989, United Air Lines pilot Captain Al Haynes was confronted with a mechanical failure that threatened all 296 passengers aboard his flight, United Flight 232. The response of Haynes and his crew and the ensuing landing provided one of the most remarkable stories in the history of commercial aviation.
Part of United 232’s fan disc that was found in a cornfield in Alta, Iowa
The runway at Sioux Gateway Airport after the crash.
Captain Al Haynes, Flight Attendant Susan White and President Bush at the White House, September 8, 1989.
The Michaelson family being interviewed after the crash, 11 month old Sabrina is in the foreground.
Michael Matz, moments after winning the 2006 Kentucky Derby.
Barbaro, 2006 Kentucky Derby champion.