Tag: history

The Original Rocket(te)s

The Christmas season kicks off in New York City with the Radio City Rockett...

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Cambodia Tracking Down Thousands of Priceless Looted An...

Looters stole thousands of priceless artifacts from religious sites across...

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Disney Loses Famous Mickey Mouse Copyright in 2024, Alo...

Copyright protections on many well-known books, films and musical compositi...

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Marcus Aurelius

As Emperor of Rome from 161-180, Marcus Aurelius kept the empire safe from...

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11 Songs You Didn’t Know Sample Other Songs

Sampling has become increasingly popular over the last few decades and this...

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Where are the Rudolph Stop-Motion Puppets?

A Christmas classic that's been broadcast since 1964, discover the history...

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Medieval Christmas Feasts - The Boar's Head

In medieval England, the boar's head graced the tables of the prosperous at...

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Exploring Scrooge's London: 10 Locations from A Christm...

Charles Dickens' classic tale, 'A Christmas Carol' was first published in D...

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A Brief History of Recording Sound

146 years ago, Thomas Edison entered the offices of Scientific American wit...

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"Last Civil War Pensioner"

Imagine, someone still getting a government pension for Civil War service,...

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How President Tyler, Born in 1790, Still Has Two Living...

President John Tyler was born in 1790, but still has two living grandsons....

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Children of U.S. Civil War Vets Reminisce About Fathers

Two children of U.S. Civil War veterans reminisce about their fathers' war...

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How to Make Old Fashioned Butter

Learn how you can easily make butter the old-fashioned way: hand-churning c...

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Exhibition Tour - Africa and Byzantium

Join Dr. Andrea Myers Achi, Mary and Michael Jaharis Associate Curator of B...

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Eggnog: A Christmas History

Hold on to your socks with this homemade old-school eggnog recipe from Moun...

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