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| Mechanical Marvels
of the 19th century! Read illustrated accounts of the world's first robot, the Steam
Man, created in 1865! Subsequent automatons such as the Electric Man and the Automatic Man
are also profiled. The most comprehensive section, with more than 20 pages, concerns the
mechanical man known as Boilerplate--described as "charming" by U.S. News and
World Report and declared "cool" by NASA! Picturing the Century "An exhibition of 20th century photographs from the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration." The Whole World Was Watching 1968: An oral history of 1968 is a joint project between South Kingstown High School and Brown University's Scholarly Technology Group. Yesterdayland - Your Childhood Is Here Someone had to take all of the things that that made life worth living, and put them all in one place. TV, movies, toys, food, fashion, and music …And more importantly, the memories. Berlin Wall History Germany Vietnam War The History Channel; find historical information ranging from Great Speeches (in audio) to facts about This Day in History. The History Channel is your guide through time. Step back into history with The History Channel." Watergate Conklin Systems - Firebird Page: "GM Firebird turbine vehicles program." The Everett Massacre: At 12:00 noon Sunday November 5, 1916, the ferry Verona steamed into the Everett docks with an approximate shipload of 250 members of the Industrial Workers of the World or IWW. Waiting on the dock was an armed band of citizen deputies under the command of Sheriff Donald McRae, which was determined to prevent the union men from disembarking. Within minutes gunfire erupted and fight was on . . . Wilbur and Orville Wright: "A brief biography of the Wright brothers: Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the airplane." 1755 - The French and Indian War: This site is dedicated to the French Soldiers who came to New France between 1755 and 1760 to fight in the French and Indian War. 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: A few topics you will find are, Introduction to the 1906 earthquake, what was learned scientifically from 1906, 1906 eyewitness accounts, and other major earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area! Biographies, Marilyn Monroe, Amelia Earhart, and Georgia O'keeffe. American Temperance and Prohibition: Topics include, why was there prohibition in the United States, visit old-time saloons, The Ohio Dry Campaign of 1918 and American Prohibition in the 1920's. Anti-Saloon League Here you will find topics such as, the saloon must go, printing and pledges, the march on prohibition, the rift: Education vs. Enforcement, and the unraveling of national prohibition. Fifty years from Trinity: A special 12-page section marking the anniversary of that first explosion, code-named Trinity, Seattle Times science reporter Bill Dietrich and photographer Alan Berner detailed the history, impacts and future of atomic weapons and nuclear power. Flapper Culture & Style: "Welcome to Flapper Culture & Style. This site is part of the Louise Brooks Society, the largest & most comprehensive website devoted to any silent film star." Founding the American Colonies: The history of the original 13 colonies, some topics included are, Colonial New England, the American Colonies, Colonial Settlement, Boundaries of the Contiguous United States - Animation, and American Plantations and Colonies - Colonization Locations! The Vintage Calculator Web Museum; desk mechanical & electronic; british hand-held & desk; british sterling currency £sd calculators; comptometers; photographs showing the old technology including early integrated circuits and delay line memories; collector showing pictures of collection from many years of collecting. |
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| Classic Dreamcars: For those
of you still living in the past...that have been searching for years for that elusive
'barn car' ( the one "the kid left in the garage when he left for Vietnam")... Gang Land Organized Crime: Jerry Capeci, America's foremost expert on organized crime brings to you, the world's most comprehensive web site on organized crime! He lives in New York and is a reporter for The Daily News. Pearl Harbor Remembered: U.S.S. Arizona Memorial tribute, the final resting place for 1,102 (75 were recovered) crewmen of the U.S.S. Arizona who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. Museum of the City of San Francisco: Exhibits about the 1906 earthquake, California Gold Rush, internment of the Japanese during World War II Salem Witch Trials of 1692 : "The Salem Witch Museum presents the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, one of the most important and tragic events in American history." By summer, hundreds had been accused and imprisoned - defenseless against accusations of witchcraft in a society driven by superstition and fear. Silent Movies: "Site dedicated to movies of the silent era, including silent stars and films, silent film resources, list of screenings of silent movies and a Silent Star of the Month." Thanksgiving: A collection of information, including some challenging observations from a Native American viewpoint. The Truth about the Pilgrims and the Native Americans at the "First" Thanksgiving in 1621. The Great Chicago Fire: "Welcome to Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory, a commemorative online exhibition created by the Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University." The Korean War A Fresh Perspective, Forty-five years after shipping out to fight in Korea, Harry Summers got new insight into what the war had been all about ~ By Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr.,U.S. Army (ret.) The Silent Generation: This website is for the Silents, the "beats" and the "beatniks," the generation of unappreciative "vipers," this bridge generation of somewhat quieter people. Take a look at the Silents ... these people who finally brought you civil rights, an unparalleled national wealth in the arts and (of course) in commerce, and unimaginable advances in science and technology. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. Welcome to Bikini Atoll: Early in the morning on March 1, 1954, the hydrogen bomb, code named Bravo, was detonated on the surface of the reef in the northwestern corner of Bikini Atoll. WPA Life Histories: During the Great Depression of the 1930s, when as many as one out of four Americans could not find jobs, the federal government stepped in to become the employer of last resort. The Works Progress Administration (WPA), an ambitious New Deal program, put 8,500,000 jobless to work, mostly on projects that required manual labor. With Uncle Sam meeting the payroll, countless bridges, highways and parks were constructed or repaired. Hall of Black Achievement web site is a comprehensive, stimulating, and interactive learning experience. The web site features a gallery of the historical figures inducted into the Hall of Black Achievement and chronicles their lives, contributions, and the period of history in which they lived. |
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