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Story Corps
Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 30,000 interviews from more than 60,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
posted to history by Ben_, Sep 8th, 2010
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More Dangerous Than Dynamite
Don't clean with gasoline.
posted to history by Planettroy, Mar 28th, 2010
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Dead At Your Age
"Congratulations! You've just outlived some interesting people. Tell us your date of birth, and we'll tell you who they were."
posted to history by Brad, Mar 23rd, 2009
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Timeline of the most important inventions
"This is a chronological list of particularly important or significant inventions."
posted to history by Brad, Sep 12th, 2007
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1900 Predictions
Predictions made in 1900 about what the future would be like today.
posted to history by Planettroy, Apr 19th, 2007
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Maps of War
Maps-of-War is a multimedia site dedicated to producing diverse, creative visuals that enhance our understanding of war and its history.
posted to history by FurQ, Feb 14th, 2007
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Floating Through The Air
Vintage photos of parade balloons from around 1932.
posted to history by Rabid_Weasle, May 24th, 2006
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Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements
The Library of Congress presents a variety of television ads, never-broadcast outtakes, and experimental footage reflecting the historical development of television advertising for a major commercial product.
posted to history by Atlantima, Apr 23rd, 2006
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Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
"The toilet is a part of the history of human hygene which is a critical chapter in the growth of civilisation."
posted to history by FurQ, Sep 16th, 2005
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The History of the Batmobile
An exhaustive overview of the many incarnations of the Batmobile from 1941 to the present day.
posted to history by Brad, May 24th, 2005
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The History of Money
A three part article documenting the history of money from 33 AD to the present day.
posted to history by Brad, Feb 5th, 2004
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List of Famous Suicides
Alphabetical list of famous suicides including a sub-section for seppukus.
posted to history by Brad, Jan 13th, 2004
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History of Robots in the Victorian Era
"Here is the most extensive collection of images and information on Victorian-era robots to be found in the whole World Wide Web."
posted to history by Brad, Dec 16th, 2003
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Crazy Fads
A comprehensive list of the most noteworthy fads from the 1920's to today.
posted to history by Brad, Sep 17th, 2003
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The Name Machine
"The Name Machine analyzes first names and their popularity over the past 102 years. We start with data provided by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It's a great tool for browsing baby names, examining history or just playing around!"
posted to history by Brad, Jun 13th, 2003
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dMarie Time Capsule
An excellent "on this day in history" page. A lot of different data, such as top songs, headlines, Academy award winners, birthdays and news events. Also features an advanced version where you can customize your time capsule page.
posted to history by Brad, May 23rd, 2003
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Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes
A comprehensive, rated list of the best April Fool's day hoaxes of all time.
posted to history by Brad, Apr 3rd, 2003
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Mickey Mouse Gas Mask
"The United States Army Chemical Museum has a very special gas mask. It looks like Mickey Mouse (©Disney)!! This mask was produced early in 1942 to protect children in case of a chemical attack on the United States."
posted to history by Brad, Feb 27th, 2003
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BBSmates
"Lose contact with your old BBS buddies during the internet revolution? On this website, you can search a list of 75,000 BBSes that existed from the 80's to present!"
posted to history by Brad, Feb 9th, 2003
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Hunt the Wumpus
For those that remember the Wumpus before its fall into extinction.
Danger: Explicitly time-specific content. Viewers under 21 may want to avoid the shocking and confusing content of this game.
posted to history by BeNN_MaKK, Feb 8th, 2003
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A Day in Radio
"On September 21, 1939, WJSV, an AM radio station in Washington, D.C., recorded the entire 19 hours of its broadcast day... On this site, we've provided some information about each of the day's programming. We've also included some audio files (expect the rest to be added in the future)."
posted to history by Brad, Jan 6th, 2003
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Clarke's Martyrologie (1677) - a Study in Cruelty
A popular book in 1654 containing eleven plates, which in gruesome detail depict various forms of torture, sufferings and executions that allegedly the Christians had been subjected to during the ages with emphasis on specific methods of inflicting pain, misery and death. Slide-show available.
posted to history by Anijunga, Dec 16th, 2002
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2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist
A fascinating look at the year in review from Google's perspective. This timeline is great and this graph of celebrity search popularity is neat too.
posted to history by Brad, Dec 13th, 2002
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Historical Floorplan Emporium
Floorplans for famous cathedrals, manors, castles, temples and more.
posted to history by Brad, Dec 5th, 2002
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Burlesque and Side Degree Specialties, Paraphernalia and Costumes
Complete page scans of a prank catalog from 1930. Back when electricity and skeletons were the cornerstones of prankery and you could never have too many race costumes kicking around.
posted to history by Brad, Dec 3rd, 2002
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Behind the Name
Find out what your name means. Mine means "broad clearing" apparently, which is oddly appropriate.
posted to history by Brad, Aug 30th, 2002
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MIT hacks
A brief history of physical hacking at the college where suicides are on the rise.
posted to history by JrnymnNate, Jun 17th, 2002
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