Take a nostalgia trip through the portals of the past across the landscape of memory. The year is 1963--Alcatraz penitentiary closes, President Kennedy gives his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, in Saigon a Buddhist Monk dies of self-immolation in protest of the government"s oppression of the Buddhists, Pope John XXIII dies, Pope Paul VI is crowned, Martin Luther King delivers his "I have a dream" speech adn teh world says goodbye to President John F. Kennedy. The video chapter features an hour long encapsulation of the year"s major stories told through the original newsreel footage shot around the globe and narrated by such voices as Lowell Thomas and Ed Herlihy. An audio chapter includes a selection of top song hits of the year and radio newscasts and transcriptions of variety shows. DVD-ROM features: Awards, Lists, Data, Miscellany and a Special Focus Item.