Tag: history

March 22, 2018 at 11:23 am

Just a 1920s Steam Engine Doing a Casual 55 MPH on the Highway

Just a 1920s Steam Engine Doing a Casual 55 MPH on the Highway

Built in 1927, the Santa Fe 3751 is a steam-powered beaut!

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March 21, 2018 at 12:18 pm

US Soldiers in Vietnam Hearing a Radio Report That They’re Going Home

US Soldiers in Vietnam Hearing a Radio Report That They're Going Home

An emotional scene from the documentary film, “Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam”

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March 19, 2018 at 1:50 pm

Amazing Footage from 1928 of a Penny Farthing (Boneshaker) Race

Amazing Footage from 1928 of a Penny Farthing (Boneshaker) Race

Archival footage from British Pathé shows highlights from a 1928 Penny Farthing race in Herne Hill, London

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February 22, 2018 at 4:15 pm

The First and Only Time Porky Pig Ever Swore Was in This 1939 Cartoon

The First and Only Time Porky Pig Ever Swore Was in This 1939 Cartoon

Well I’ll be danged

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February 17, 2018 at 12:21 pm

One Minute Art History by Cao Shu

One Minute Art History by Cao Shu

A 60 second animation that takes viewers on dizzying ride through art history

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January 26, 2018 at 12:15 pm

How One Soldier’s Ingenious Invention Saved Thousands of Allied Lives

How One Soldier's Ingenious Invention Saved Thousands of Allied Lives

During the evacuation of Gallipoli in WWI, an invention was constructed on the battlefield to deceive the enemy

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January 12, 2018 at 9:36 pm

Kids Try 100 Years of the Most Expensive Foods

Kids Try 100 Years of the Most Expensive Foods

Foods include: frog legs provençale, lobster thermidor, truffled tagliatelle, caviar and egg, seared foie gras with cherry gastrique, and a 24K golden Cristal Ube donut

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October 26, 2017 at 3:25 pm

Why the Moon Landing Couldn’t Have Been Faked

Why the Moon Landing Couldn't Have Been Faked

Faking the moon landing in 1969 would have been harder than just… going to the moon

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October 17, 2017 at 12:14 pm

A Conversation with Andy Green, the Only Driver to Ever Break the Sound Barrier

A Conversation with Andy Green, the Only Driver to Ever Break the Sound Barrier

20 years ago the Thrust SSC team set the World Land Speed Record of 763.035 mph (1227.986 km/h) that stands to this day

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October 5, 2017 at 5:24 pm

Rare Video Footage from 1906 Shows the Amazing Bustle of San Francisco’s Market Street

Rare Video Footage from 1906 Shows the Amazing Bustle of San Francisco's Market Street

‘A Trip Down Market Street‘ was shot on April 14, 1906, just four days before the San Francisco earthquake and fire

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