History

Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.

The story of the Peace River is, in a sense, the story of Florida. Parts of it look like they did before Florida was developed. But it also bears the scars of a century and a half of exploitation.

An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit.

The filmmaker says the documentary seeks to penetrate to the heart of Wiesel and his legacy as one of the most public survivors of the Holocaust.

WSMR explores history and the events in music, culture, the arts and more that shaped our world.