"The bulletin came across the TV…"

Kathy Dean Evans remembers the night Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.

Recorded in Memphis, TN

"As he’s walking away, I’m like, ‘Hey, you forgot something…’"

Julio Diaz remembers being robbed on a subway platform in the Bronx.

Recorded in New York, NY

"She said, ‘You know, there was a time we couldn’t wear no fingernail polish…’"

Mary Ellen Noone remembers a story from her great-grandmother.

Recorded in Montgomery, AL

"We got a postcard that my father was alive…"

Eric Lamet remembers reuniting with his father in Italy, where Eric and his mother lived as Jewish refugees during WWII.

Recorded in Miami, FL

"In prison I started painting and drawing…"

Darryl Downes remembers discovering his talent while serving time in Sing Sing Prison.

Recorded in New York, NY

"He said to me, ‘I will make sure every day is a living hell for you.’"

Tia Smallwood tells her daughter, Christine, about becoming a business woman in the 1970s.

Recorded in New York, NY

"If somebody was coming down the road, they were either coming to see us or they were lost."

Lucky Osborne tells his wife, Debi, about growing up with his grandparents in rural Mississippi.

Recorded in Jackson, MS

"We really had some adventures…"

Wydenia Perry and Essie Gregory, who have visited over 125 countries together, talk about their travels.

Recorded in New York, NY

"I can’t even begin to tell you the misery of rain."

George Hill remembers being homeless. Hill has been off the streets for 10 years.

Recorded in Santa Monica, CA

"Were you really serious before you got pregnant?"

Lauren Vincelli interviews her parents, Mary and Peter, about being high school sweethearts.

Recorded in New York, NY