Tag: history

The Oldest Voices We Can Still Hear

The 1800s aren’t usually remembered through sound. While Photographs allow...

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Man Born in 1846 Talks About the Day After President Li...

Julius Franklin Howell (January 17, 1846 - June 19, 1948) joined the Confed...

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Witness to the First Airplane Flight Talks About Seeing...

This is Frank B. Wood, who witnessed the very first attempt that the Wright...

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Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemorates Survivors

Today, January 27, 2024 is Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Unlocking a 17th-Century Strongbox

Peek into the past with Senior Curator Angus Patterson and Conservator Phil...

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The Hunt For The True Origins Of Count Dracula

A documentary exploring the legends of vampires, using books, paintings and...

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The Horrifying True Story of the Witchfinder General

In the 1640s in England, Matthew Hopkins worked as a witch-finder, discover...

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The Celts: The Mysterious Dark Age Masters Of Europe

The Celts were an ancient civilization that first mastered iron and dominat...

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Barbie vs Sindy: Who Wins the Fashion Race?

Meet the original 1959 Barbie – she's stylish, glamorous, the ultimate Cali...

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Unboxing a (Gross) Vomit-Inducing Cup

The gloves are on as Angus Patterson, Senior Metalwork Curator at the V&amp...

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Ancient Pagan Secrets REVEALED

In the late Stone Age, the pagan people of the British Isles constructed so...

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Emilio Ambasz: Trailblazer of Sustainable Architecture

For this episode of the Built Ecologies series, they turn to “green” archit...

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Gwen Verdon - Single Ladies (1969)

June 1, 1969 (Ed Sullivan Show): Beyoncé has freely admitted that she copie...

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Top 10 Georges Méliès Films

Georges Méliès was one of the earliest filmmakers. Often referred to as a c...

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The 5 Most Expensive Musicals in Broadway History

The average budget for a Broadway musical is 8-12 million dollars. What hap...

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