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“We must stop the terror. I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you.... Now, watch this drive.” — George W. Bush, 2002.

“We must stop the terror. I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you.... Now, watch this drive.” — George W. Bush, 2002.

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YouTube’s oldest video, “Me at the zoo”, was uploaded 20 years ago today. The video, filmed at the San Diego Zoo, features YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in front of the elephant exhibit.

YouTube’s oldest video, “Me at the zoo”, was uploaded 20 years ago today. The video, filmed at the San Diego Zoo, features YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in front of the elephant exhibit.

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David Attenborough and Elizabeth II notice a sundial in the shade during an outdoor stroll.
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David Attenborough and Elizabeth II notice a sundial in the shade during an outdoor stroll.

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Pope Leo XIII was the earliest-born person recorded on film. Born in 1810, the pope was eighty-six when these clips were captured in 1896. For reference, the Pope was born the year after Lincoln and Darwin
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Pope Leo XIII was the earliest-born person recorded on film. Born in 1810, the pope was eighty-six when these clips were captured in 1896. For reference, the Pope was born the year after Lincoln and Darwin

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The Last Surviving Witness of Lincoln’s Assassination, Samuel James Seymour, appeared on an episode of “I’ve Got a Secret” in 1956.
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The Last Surviving Witness of Lincoln’s Assassination, Samuel James Seymour, appeared on an episode of “I’ve Got a Secret” in 1956.

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Footage of troops landing on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. June 6, 1944.
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Footage of troops landing on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. June 6, 1944.

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173,932 views • 1 year ago

Tom Lehrer’s song about World War III still holds up over sixty years later.
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Tom Lehrer’s song about World War III still holds up over sixty years later.

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Rest in Peace to the great Tom Lehrer, who helped put the periodic table of elements to song! 🎶
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Rest in Peace to the great Tom Lehrer, who helped put the periodic table of elements to song! 🎶

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98,896 views • 10 months ago

Tom Lehrer’s whimsical song about the spread of a sexually transmitted infection… though using double entendres he never mentions it explicitly.
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Tom Lehrer’s whimsical song about the spread of a sexually transmitted infection… though using double entendres he never mentions it explicitly.

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58,705 views • 10 months ago

American Civil War veterans, filmed in 1929, describe the battles of Cole Camp & Wilson Creek, 1861.
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American Civil War veterans, filmed in 1929, describe the battles of Cole Camp & Wilson Creek, 1861.

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Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) was the earliest-born person to have ever been recorded on film. This footage was recorded in 1898 when the Pope was 88 years old.
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Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) was the earliest-born person to have ever been recorded on film. This footage was recorded in 1898 when the Pope was 88 years old.

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Dwight Eisenhower during his Farewell Address warning of the Military Industrial Complex, 1961.
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Dwight Eisenhower during his Farewell Address warning of the Military Industrial Complex, 1961.

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15,610 views • 10 months ago

Tom Lehrer singing about the development of the nuclear bomb. When he wrote this, China had just tested their first nuclear device. This song is a nice time capsule into Cold War era anxieties.
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Tom Lehrer singing about the development of the nuclear bomb. When he wrote this, China had just tested their first nuclear device. This song is a nice time capsule into Cold War era anxieties.

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14,274 views • 10 months ago

In the summer of 1946 Soviet cosmonauts fly to the Moon. Excerpt from "The Space Voyage" Soviet sci-fi film directed by Vasily Zhuravlev, 1935
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In the summer of 1946 Soviet cosmonauts fly to the Moon. Excerpt from "The Space Voyage" Soviet sci-fi film directed by Vasily Zhuravlev, 1935

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