History
A History of the World in 100 Seconds
Submitted by Ray on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 07:00hat tip Richard Florida
New York City Underground
Submitted by Ray on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 07:00see also
Undercity
Vimeo - Andrew Wonder
hat tip Gizmodo
Haiti's Declaration of Independence Found
Submitted by Ray on Sun, 04/04/2010 - 07:00Duke University grad student Julia Gaffield found the only known printed copy of Haiti's Declaration of Independence in the British Archives while doing research for her doctoral dissertation.
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see also
Duke University - Rediscovering Haiti's Declaration of Independence
Futurity - National treasure: Haiti’s history found
hat tip Holy Kaw!
Roman Army Knife
Submitted by Ray on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 09:141,800 years before the Swiss Army Knife there was the Roman Army Knife. This knife was probably made between 200-300AD.
see also
Daily Mail - The Roman Army Knife: Or how the ingenuity of the Swiss was beaten by 1,800 years
Amazing 3D Photos
Submitted by Ray on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 07:00These great stereoview photographs were taken by photographer T. Enami (wikipedia) in the early 1900s. They were converted into animated gifs by Pink Tentacle.
see also
Flickr: Okinawa Soba - T. ENAMI STEREOVIEWS of JAPAN
Pink Tentacle - Animated stereoviews of old Japan
WebUrbanist - Stunning Stereoviews: Historical Photos Show Past in 3D
Historical LEGO Minifigs
Submitted by Ray on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 07:00Jamie Spencer has made a series of historical LEGO mini-figures. They were created using only official LEGO pieces.
see also
WebUrbanist - LEGOs Bring Historical Figures to (Miniature Toy) Life
Jamie Spencer - Flickr
The History Of Music In 5 Minutes
Submitted by Ray on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 06:00StringFever gives us the history of music in five (err... six) minutes.
hat tip Holy Kaw!
