WEIRD HISTORY
In a definitive new documentary, a deeper look at the much-loved movie star provides more insight into ‘one of the greatest rags-to-riches stories ever told.’ Charlie Chaplin was ‘chameleonic in the way he reflected back to people what they wanted’ Photograph: Footage File, …
Santa Fe Trail 1821-2021 Illustration by Ronald Kil Home About the Artists Ronald Kil Doug Holdread Santa Fe Trail 200 In 1821, the Santa Fe Trail was opened as a commercial route between Missouri and New Mexico by William Becknell and his party …
Betty Crocker’s first official portrait, on the left, from 1936. Her most recent portrait, from 1996, is on the right. BettyCrocker.com By Elizabeth A. Blake, Assistant Professor of English, Clark University 2021 Nov 10 – Though she celebrates her 100th birthday this …
Semi-animated Netflix documentary short reveals the secret story of the Jewish soldiers who watched over prisoners of war on US soil. ‘Nobody knew about it, and the people who conducted the interviews never told anyone about it. They didn’t even tell their wives …
It involves a bug collector, a grumpy Englishman, and the world’s worst bus route. Graphic courtesy of ScienceAlert.Com– https://youtu.be/aWAXuhegaFk?list=TLGG_M0BIZ0RRnswNzExMjAyMQ – 2021 Nov Script Sources Delve Deeper Bonus Content Click to reveal bonus content (fun facts and additional insights) within script. Bonus Content Benjamin Franklin. Kaiser …
In a still from a MyHeritage.com video, Abraham Lincoln chats about how he colored and sharpened old family photos to bring them to life. MyHeritage – By Nir Eisikovits, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, University of Massachusetts Boston 2021 …
Three upright walkers, including Lucy (center) and two specimens of Australopithecus sediba, a human ancestor from South Africa dating back nearly 2 million years. Image compiled by Peter Schmid and courtesy of Lee R. Berger/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA – By Jan Simek, Professor of …
Modern vampires like Dracula may be dashing, but they certainly weren’t in the original vampire myths. Archive Photos/ Moviepix via Getty Images – By Stanley Stepanic, Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Virginia 2021 Oct 14 – The vampire is …
A powerful explosion on 2021 Oct 08, in a mosque in northern Afghanistan, left several dead. AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil – By Abdulkader Sinno, Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University 2021 Oct 25 – Close to a hundred Afghan Shiite …
The mass-marketing of the Day of the Dead is evident in the costumes that people buy for the day. Man Hon Lam / EyeEm Getty Images – By Mathew Sandoval, Lecturer in Culture & Performance, Arizona State University 2021 Oct 27 – As …
