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Man Born in 1853 Talks About Childhood in the 1860s: Filmed in 1932 - Restored Video and Audio
526 views / 0 likes - addedThis is Elihu Thomson, engineer and inventor born on March 29, 1853. In this video, he talks about some childhood memories while living in Philadelphia in the 1860s. It was filmed on June 21, 1932. This video has been colorized, speed-adjusted and restore
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1860s Time Machine - South Carolina
733 views / 1 likes - addedExtracts from D.W. Griffiths 'Birth of a Nation' (released in 1915). Set in South Carolina, though the stage-play scene is in Washington. Set to a natural speed and added in sound for ambiance
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Wild West Pony Express Rider From the 1860s Tells His Story
408 views / 1 likes - addedThis is Richard Clarke (15 December 1845 5 May 1930), born in Yorkshire, England, who was a United States frontiersman, Pony Express rider, actor, and armed forces member. During his career, Clarke fought alongside George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of
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Man Born in 1846 Talks About the 1860s and Fighting in the Civil War - Enhanced Audio
143 views / 0 likes - addedJulius Franklin Howell (January 17, 1846 - June 19, 1948) joined the Confederate Army when he was 16. After surviving a few battles, he eventually found himself in a Union prison camp at Point Lookout, Maryland. In 1947, at the age of 101, Howell made thi
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Welcome to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch
381 views / 0 likes - addedAt 58 letters, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch is the longest town name in all of Europe. It wasn't always the town's name, though—in the 1860s, the name was developed as a way to entice tourists to make the town a stop on thei
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History Brought To Life With Breathtaking Colorizations V2
405 views / 0 likes - addedHi everyone and nice to see you back. This video is brought to you in collaboration with Jecinci Colorizations. Jecinci, as you already know, is an artist from Romania with a passion for colorizing black and white photos from history. He says "colorizing
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The artist who won a Nobel Prize... in medicine - Melanie E. Peffer
318 views / 2 likes - addedExplore how a scientist and artist discovered how our brains transmit signals throughout the body, and laid the foundation for modern neuroscience.--In the 1860s, scientists believed they were on the verge of uncovering the brains biggest secret: how the
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Debunking the myth of the Lost Cause: A lie embedded in American history - Karen L. Cox
301 views / 1 likes - addedExamine the myth of the Lost Cause: a campaign created by pro-Confederates after the Civil War to promote the lie that they seceded for state's rights.--In the 1860s, 11 southern states withdrew from the United States and formed the Confederacy. They sece
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19th Century Portraits Brought To Life
207 views / 0 likes - added19th Century Photographs Brought To Life Welcome back everyone. If you enjoy looking at old photographs, please stay tuned for some exclusive content coming up on this video. After receiving such a good feedback on two of our earlier videos on Victorian p
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Did The Brontosaurus Exist?
903 views / 3 likes - addedThe Brontosaurus technically hasn't existed in the living/breathing sense of the word for 150 million years. But did it ever exist? Was this iconic dinosaur the result of misclassification? Learn about the Bone Wars with Stuff You Missed In History Class:
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