Tag: history

The Game Boy Color Had an Actual Sewing Machine Add-On...

The Game Boy Color Sewing Machine, formally known as the Jaguar JN-100, was...

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The Victorian Era Explained: The 18 y/o Monarch of Engl...

When Queen Victoria stepped onto the throne of Great Britain and Ireland in...

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How One Genealogist Helped Thousands of Black Americans...

Genealogist Frazine Taylor of Montgomery, Alabama, made it her life's work...

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The Birth of Gospel — A Chicago Stories Documentary

This episode of Chicago Stories traces the birth and growth of gospel music...

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Alison Martino’s "Vintage L.A." Report From the Houdini...

A lush 5 acre oasis full of mystery tucked away in Laurel Canyon full of L....

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The Lost World Of Qing China Captured On Film

Renowned filmmaker Christopher Doyle narrates this uniquely vivid picture o...

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What Was The First Beverage?

When exactly did we start drinking other things, and why? To find out, we h...

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The History and Meaning Behind Labor Day

NBC News’ Zinhle Essamuah speaks with Johnny Taylor, President and CEO of t...

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Here's What People Ate To Survive During The Dust Bowl!

The Dust Bowl era was one of America's toughest times, but people still had...

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Introducing the Bowed Psaltery

The bowed psaltery, a modern adaptation of the ancient psaltery, emerged in...

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Introducing the Archlute

The archlute, a Renaissance-era instrument, emerged in the late 16th centur...

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Presenting the Ukelin

The ukelin (violin-uke) is a stringed musical instrument sold door-to-door...

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Introducing: The Baroque Lute

Brandon Acker introduces you to another rare instrument: The Baroque Lute!...

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Introducing the Baroque Theorbo

"People complain a lot about the space that I take up". Lutenist Elizabeth...

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Introducing the Evolution of the Bow

In music, a bow is a tensioned stick which has hair (usually horse-tail hai...

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