Archive for the 'History' Category

World War II Database: Your WW2 History Reference Destination

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

World War II Database: Your WW2 History Reference Destination
Welcome to World War II Database at http://WW2DB.com. I am C. Peter Chen, and this website is the extension of my own personal history notebook. By sharing a part of my notebook, I hope this website will offer you interesting and useful information about World [...]

Presidents Day (United States) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Monday, February 19th, 2007

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Presidents Day (United States) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Presidents Day is the common name for the United States federal holiday officially designated as Washington’s Birthday. It is celebrated on the third Monday of February.
Happy Presidents Day!

Constitution of the Confederate States of America- what was changed?

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Constitution of the Confederate States of America- what was changed?
We, the people of the Confederate States, each State acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a permanent federal government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity — invoking the favor and guidance [...]

Damn Interesting » Better Watch Out for Your Shadow There, Fella

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Damn Interesting » Better Watch Out for Your Shadow There, Fella
Anyone up for a feast of groundhog for the holiday?
Groundhog’s Day is a silly, sad excuse for a holiday. I don’t even get the day off work unless I fake illness. The pinnacle of the holiday is the movie. I remember when Groundhog’s Day used [...]

Folkstreams » The Best of American Folklore Films

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

Folkstreams » The Best of American Folklore Films

Calvin Black was a folk artist who lived in California’s Mojave Desert and created more than 80 life-size female dolls, each with its own personality, function, and costume. Possum Trot is part of the “Visions of Paradise” series on visionary folk artists directed and produced by Irving Saraf [...]

SOUTH

Sunday, October 9th, 2005

SOUTH
If you’ve got a spare $100, this looks to be an interesting project to donate it to.

January 1912. Dying inch by inch, Robert Falcon Scott and his team crawled back from the South Pole through the most hostile conditions on earth. Eleven miles from their depot they finally perished. In the 93 years since, no [...]

Remembering Nagasaki: Contents

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

Remembering Nagasaki: Contents
I started thinking about the two atomic bombs used in Japan with the talk of the 60th anniversary of the event. I came across this photographic essay created in the days following the destruction in Nagasaki.
This and several realated links were found on a site related to tourism in Japan.

dETROITfUNK — STUDEBAKER RIP

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005

dETROITfUNK
Impressive photo essay of the fire that destroyed the Studebaker building.
Other photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbantiki/sets/482924/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bewareofdog/sets/483562/
http://detroitarts.blogspot.com/2005/06/piquette-fire.html

Last night we lost a precious part of Detroits Automotive history. The City of Detroit owned Studebaker Plant and the connected Piquette Market were lost in a 5 alarm fire.
The Studebaker company occupied this facility from 1910 to 1932.

Vikingskip og norske trebåter – Viking ships and norse wooden boats

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005

Vikingskip og norske trebåter – Viking ships and norse wooden boats
This one impresses me the most. Although I can imagine this one would be plenty scary if all the oarsmen were armed and intent on pillaging your village.

Introduksjon : Preface
Basic principles of norse ship building
Vikingskip og vestnorske trebåter. Vikingships and traditional norse wooden boats

Video 22 of 49: Florida State University: Toward a Greater University

Thursday, March 17th, 2005

Video 22 of 49: Florida State University: Toward a Greater University
Break on thru to the college side!

This is a public relations film on Florida State University that, in two brief scenes, features a young Jim Morrison years before his more recognized role as lead singer for The Doors.