Action Tracker
2008-03-01
2007-02-19
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Fashions Of 1964
Want to know what the stylish young women of 1964 were wearing? Well look no further than this colour newsreel.
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News Highlights Of 1960
Riots in France, Japan and across Africa; two airliners colliding and crashing over New York; Princess Margaret marrying a commoner – it all happened in 1960.
Space Movie, Camera Records Missile In Flight, 14th November 1963. This is really great footage of an early rocket launch.
2007-01-06
2006-12-07
Nixon In U.S.S.R. Views Red A-Ship Parries Hecklers, 30th July 1959
Suspense Story. Nat'l Press Club Hears Hitchcock, 18th March 1963
The Red Threat. President Orders Cuban Blockade, 1962/10/22
2006-11-09
Zam Zam; A Missionary Odyssey is a tale of faith, hope and adventure on the high seas. This 30-minute documentary tells the true story of an Egyptian passenger liner that was shelled and sunk off the coast of South Africa...
edison movie funeral leaving the president house 1901
In the 16th century a particularly bad period of the plague hit town and everyone went into hiding. The first people to dare back onto the streets were barrel makers who performed a big dance to show that it was okay to...
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Agia Sophia
A brief video tour of the greatest monument of Byzantine architecture and art. Constructed nearly fifteen hundred years ago, it was the largest Christian church in the Middle Ages. It was surpassed in size by St. Peters...
Celebrate the season a la the 16th Century! Costumed jesters perform The Twelve Days of Christmas at the 2004 Olde Englisshe Christmasse Feaste presented by Tremper and Bradford High Schools, Kenosha, WI.
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St Andrews Cathedral
St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, Kingdom of Fife, Scotland. The 16th Century precinct wall encloses the cathedral ruins and the church of St Regulus, or St Rule. The imposing St Regulus Church with its lofty western tower...
Any historian versed in European history will say that that the construction of the Gothic Cathedrals carried on for many centuries.
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Pompeii was a mediaeval Christian town? Radiocarbon of mummies produces astonishing results?
What do we really know about the destruction of Pompeii? It is said that the pagan city of Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of 79 AD. At the same time, the 15th century author Jacopo Sannazaro mentions himself and...
How much do we know about the Goths? We will recollect the Goths to have been a group of Germanic tribes who swarmed Europe in the alleged 3rd century AD
Tallahassee FL - Tallahassee is named for the old fields that it once encompassed during the early part of the 16th century when the Apalachee Indians inhabited the region.
Has history been tampered with? Oh yes, and how! Did events and eras such as the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Roman Empire , the Dark Ages, and the Renaissance, actually occur within a very different chronology from...
A century ago, Dr. Maria Montessori founded an educational movement that has been remarkably consistent despite time and location. This film presents the intertwined history of Dr. Montessori’s life, her...
The Buffalo Bill Museum shows both, the personal and public lives of W.F Cody, known to all as "Buffalo Bill". It is located in Cody, Wyoming, and north Yellowstone Nat'l Park. Besides the personal effects of Buffalo...
A montage of early 1900 American city street scenes.
A brief history of planes from the 1920s to the 1960s. 1617961_045
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The eav History of Jazz
Awe students with the sights and sounds of jazz heard through the ages. This comprehensive survey traces the history of jazz from its roots in slave songs to present day innovations.
The history of African-Americans in auto racing, this groundbreaking documentary highlights the careers of African-American racing legends Charlie Wiggins, Joie Ray and Wendell Scott.
2006-11-05
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How a NASCAR is Built
The original NASCAR races were run on dirt tracks in regular street cars. Today, almost every piece of a NASCAR race car is handmade. Get a behind-the-scenes look (with lots of photos and videos!) at how these amazing...
Anti-War Demonstrators Storm Pentagon, 24th October 1967
Cataclysm. Volcano, Tidal Waves, Devastate Pacific Area, 27th May 1960
Cataclysm. Volcano, Tidal Waves, Devastate Pacific Area, 27th May 1960
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Castro Triumphs
Castro Triumphs. Havana Crowds Hail Success Of Revolt, 1959/01/05. (after two years guerrilla warfare).
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Space Monkeys Meet The Press
Space Monkeys Meet Press After Missile Mission, 1st June 1959
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GO/WeiQi/Baduk in images
Leonard Dragomir wrote: What is GO? GO (called WeiQi in China or Baduk in Korea) is an ancient game, with a definite history of over 3000 years. In this game, each player tries to exert more influence on territory than...
iclaudius wrote: The new vblog for October 20th, 2006 is up and running. This week a rundown on news from the ancient world and what happens when you ask unsuspecting people who their favorite emperor is.
Kevin Allgood wrote: This is some video from the annual archery festival at the Sanjusangendo Temple in Kyoto.
2006-11-02
2006-10-23
Mussolini Executed, 1945/04/30. Led Italy for much of the second world war. Eventually reached rank of corporal. Executed for war crimes.
New Moon. Reds Launch First Space Satellite, 7th October 1957
2006-10-20
First Pictures Atomic Blast!, 1946/07/08. World's fourth atomic bomb blast at Bikini Lagoon.
