American History

November 21, 2021

I Just Watched “Henry Ford: Creator of First American Car”| Full Documentary | Biography

There are several things I did not know about Ford. He didn’t have major success until he was 40. Model T’s got to the point where they could be made in 93 hours. He had a lot of trouble finding permanent, long term workers. The turnover rate got so high that he had to hire 1000 people for 100 jobs. He was involved in international politics. He bought out all of his shareholders and as someone on the...

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November 20, 2021

I Just Watched “Eleanor Roosevelt: Former First Lady with a Restless Spirit | Full Documentary | Biography” on YouTube

This came out in 1994 on the “Biography” Channel. I did not know much about Elanor Roosevelt until I watched this… She lived a separate life from her husband and let him be with his long term mistress. She was a devoted social advocate who rallied for John F. Kennedy before she died. I found it interesting that she outlived (by many years) her husband and his mistress. She died in 1962 in New York City, where she...

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November 8, 2021

I Just Watched “Amelia Earhart: Queen Of The Air | Full Documentary | Biography” on YouTube

I just finished watching this on YouTube. She was 39 when she disappeared… she was declared dead in absentia on Jan 5, 1941. I wonder what she would think of the world today… or even in the 40’s and 50’s… a lot was going on in those decades as well. Her sister was interviewed (she died in 1998, this documentary was filmed in 1996) and said she talked a lot about not living very long. She no longer...

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August 16, 2021

I Just Watched “HAD YOU LIVED THEN … AMERICA AROUND 1800 ” EDUCATIONAL FILM ABOUT 19th CENTURY USA 43924″ on YouTube

According to this documentary that came out in 1969, the biggest city in 1800 was Philadelphia. Most people lived in the countryside, approximately 90%.. This documentary follows the Wilson family as they live there life out on an American farm. It appeared they were living in a saltbox style house, which was popular during the 1800’s. The father not only was a farmer but also had a store that serviced his small community. Though most of the country...

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August 8, 2021

I Just Watched “The Oberg Color Film Footage of Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941” on YouTube 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Interested in History? Join our History Discord Chat Channel – chat with fellow history buffs and find out the latest History related resources and events.. I had no idea live amateur video of the attack on Pearl Harbour existed. A couple named Harold and Eda Oberg filmed footage of the attack at the Hickman Army airfield in 1942. They used a Revere model 8 video recorder. Two weeks later they were filming around their house, before they evacuated....

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July 12, 2021

I Watched “The Century: America’s Time – The 90s And Beyond: Then And Now” on YouTube 🇺🇸🇺🇲🌎

This was the last episode of a fifteen part series that started airing in 1999. It was interesting to see what the internet looked like then, when AOL was king, I remember it well.. In just over two short years, 911 would happen, among an endless number of events that transpired in the 21 years since this aired. I would love to see something similar about the past two decades. God knows there is a lot to talk...

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