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I Just Watched “The Tunnel” 1962 Full Documentary escape under the Berlin Wall” on YouTube
This is a documentary that chronicles three University students digging a tunnel underneath the Berlin Wall. It was financed by NBC. The students were given the equivalent of $150k for the exclusive rights to film them digging. It was hosted by Piers Anderton who was 44 years old at the time. He died 41 years […]
I’m Watching “American History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley”
This is part 2 of a three part series. This episode deals with fibs and myths surrounding the Civil War. This is interesting, especially since it’s coming from a British perspective. You can watch it for free with Amazon Prime and a subscription to BBC Select… which I highly recommend.. You can click on the […]
I’m Watching “The Blitz – Britain’s Longest Night – Part 1 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Could you even imagine living through this? They interview several people who were teenagers during the Blitz. I love hearing their stories. Watching this and seeing how people suffered, makes me ashamed to complain about anything in life. What was amazing to me was that life went on pretty much as usual during the Blitz. […]
I Just Watched “Queen Elizabeth II vs. Princess Margaret : Love & Loyalty – British Royal Documentary” on YouTube
Queen Elizabeth has lived a privileged life, but she also has experienced a lot of tragedy. She is the last person living from the family she was born into. It was neat to see Queen Mary, the Queen Mother and (at the time) Princess Elizabeth… all in the same video. At one time there were […]
I Just Watched “60 Minutes 9/11 Archive: Under Ground Zero” on YouTube
This 60 Minutes Episode premiered on Oct 31, 2001. Dan Rather walked around the remains of the World Trade Center with an engineer who was in charge of the cleanup… I learned a few things I wasn’t aware of after watching this. I had never been to NYC (outside the airport) until 2002.. There were […]
I Just Watched”Come Fly With Me – The Story of Pan Am” on YouTube
I always loved Pan Am, I hated it when they shut down in the 90’s. I remember sitting in the airport waiting area while a Pan Am Boeing 747 was waiting to whisk myself and my family to Germany.. I was in utter awe. My love and fascination with aviation and all things transportation started […]
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 […]
I’m Watching “The Stasi and the Berlin Wall | DW Documentary” on YouTube
Interested in History? Join our History Discord Chat Channel – chat with fellow history enthusiasts and discover the latest History related resources and events.. I had no idea the Stasi did this…. As a child, I wasn’t allowed to visit East Berlin… The only encounter I had with GDR soldiers was when they boarded our […]
I’m Watching “Here Is What Cuba Was Like Under Castro” on YouTube
This is part one of a two part series on what life was like in Cuba. It was filmed in 1991. If you’re interested in documentaries, specifically of the history sort, Visit David Hoffman’s YouTube Channel, he is a very talented filmmaker and producer. David shares his work from the past several decades on Youtube. […]