The reporters, photographers and editors of United Press International lived and breathed for the big story. And the bigger the better. Few news organizations were better prepared to cover a news story with global implications. The Downhold Project presents personal accounts of some of the big stories covered by the news agency.

• World War II
  
• The Kennedy Assassination
  
• The Kennedy Funeral

If you're a downholder, please feel free to submit your account of your big story for inclusion in The Downhold Project.