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The memories of those who survived Chernobyl were collected in the book Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of the Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich. We hear some of their stories.

Cultural historian Christopher Frayling's new book Once Upon A Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone is a large-format, beautifully illustrated book that chronicles the history of the spaghetti western through researched text and interviews with Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese and Eli Wallach.

A hundred years ago, much of San Francisco lay shattered, and much of the rest was ablaze. Hundreds of thousands struggled with shock and grief and the urgent business of survival. The great quake and fire are still the defining events of the city's history.

Two Airstream trailers are beginning the first leg of cross-country journeys to record the stories of everyday Americans. The mobile recording studios are part of StoryCorps, an oral history project.

Bapu Shingara Singh was in his early 20s when British forces, attempting to quell an uprising, opened fire on a large crowd of unarmed Indian protestors. The 1919 Amristar Massacre was a critical event in India's history. Most of the world has forgotten about it, but it has shaped Singh's worldview.

Two world wars when the country was on the wrong side of history have taught Germans to be cautious about the pitfalls of a big army.

The U.S. economy counts on you to borrow money and stay in debt for a credit score. But what if you were taught to never owe anybody anything?