Curated Video
The Surprising Origins of Vampires
Our fascination with vampires has spanned centuries, but it didn’t all start with Dracula. In fact, the first vampires (dating back to the 1800s!) were actually women. This genre of literature gave writers an outlet to explore female...
PBS
If You Thought This Inflation Was Bad...!
The last time we had inflation this bad in the U.S. was the 1970s--and it was much, much worse. Could history repeat itself?
Hip Hughes History
The 1970's Explained: US History Review
A short summary based lecture on major regents concepts on the US History Regents Exam. Detente, Iran Hostage Crisis, Camp David Accords. By the way, I totally skipped the oil embargo, OPEC and America's energy crisis, which I will do in...
Weird History
Kidnapping of JP Getty III
To understand the Paul Getty kidnapping, you need to know a little bit about Getty family history. Paul, also known as John Paul Getty III, was the grandson of J. Paul Getty, the man who began making money from oil leases in the 1910s...
Weird History
What It Was Like During the Golden Age of Flying
The 1950s and '60s are often regarded as the golden age of airlines, offering luxurious seating, fancy meals, and beaming flight attendants. But while it was certainly roomier than today's modern sardine can technique of travel, there...
Curated Video
Vietnam Veterans
Shunned by society and ignored by the government. This is the untold story of the Vietnam veterans left to endure the mental and physical scars they’d suffered alone.
John D Ruddy
Vietnam War in 13 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Vietnam War, going from colonial French Indochina, through its war against the United States and beyond, and how this conflict slotted into the events of the Cold War.
Bridgeman Arts
1970s: Advertisement of historical North Carolina exhibit
1970s: Advertisement of historical North Carolina exhibit. Group of students walk past row of buses. N.C. State Capitol.
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1974 AMC Matador TV commercial
/ This TV commercial introduces the sporty, completely redesigned Matador 2-door coupe for 1974 / Characters in the commercial can't believe it's a Matador, because it's so different from the plain Matador they're used to. 1974 AMC...
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1970 Kaiser Jeep Wagoneer TV commercial
/ TV commercial for the 1970 Kaiser Jeep Wagoneer: the 2-Car Car / WS front three-quarter tracking shot of Wagoneer drving on coastal highway / DISSOLVE TO WS ghostly image of Wagoneer towing boat turning off the highway and driving over...
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1976 International Harvester Scout 2 TV commercial
/ A TV commercial for the International Harvester Scout II / At the beginning, the commercial features the whole family of Scout SUVs: the Scout II, the Terra, the Traveler, and the pickup truck. 1976 International Harvester Scout 2 TV...
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ABC News reporter Geraldo Rivera
/ editor going through film / Geraldo Rivera typing up story on typewriter.
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ABC News reporters on assignments and in the newsroom
/ ABC News reporters leave for assignment, get into cars / phones ringing in newsroom, desk assistants answering them / Assignment Editor on phone.
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ABC News reporter Geraldo Rivera
/ Geraldo Rivera on the phone sitting at his desk with his feet up / Rivera speaking with producers and reporter Melba Tolliver about wireless microphone.
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ABC News reporting flash news stories
/ ABC News assignment editor sending reporters out to cover a water main break / reporter Bob Lape checking incoming news bulletins from flash news desk / Bob Lape making television report from his desk about the water main break.
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Behind the scenes at ABC News, film editing
/ ABC News editor going through film footage on Movieola machine / writers typing up stories / reporter Bob Lape at typewriter / editor speaking with Producer and making decisions about edit.
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The days before Health and Safety, fire, fireworks, sparklers, Wales, UK 1971
The days before Health and Safety, fire, fireworks, sparklers, Wales, UK 1971
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ABC News reporter Geraldo Rivera
/ Geraldo Rivera on the streets of NY, speaking to local people / woman speaking about buying drugs / Rivera in car, speaking with dispatch about going to scene / interior of newsroom / Rivera on scene of protest.
Bridgeman Arts
1970s: Dinosaur skeleton
1970s: Dinosaur skeleton. Man smokes pipe while brushing something.
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Queen Elizabeth II takes salute at Trooping of the Colour. Household division parade, London, England, UK
Queen Elizabeth II takes salute at Trooping of the Colour. Household division parade, London, England, UK
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Guards of Household division, officer inspecting ranks, London, England, UK
Guards of Household division, officer inspecting ranks, London, England, UK
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1971 AMC Matador station wagon montage
This promotional video for the '71 AMC Matador station wagon shows the car in a construction site setting. The foreman chucks his hard hat and blueprints into the payload section and heads out on the road. The narrator says that the...
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Behind the scenes at ABC News, film rushed back to newsroom
/ Geraldo Rivera covering Vietnam War protest / ABC News courier on motorcycle collects roll of film to take back to the newsroom / film brought into lab for processing.
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ABC News Reporter, Melba Tolliver
/ Reporter Melba Tolliver speaking to staff / Assignment Editor telling Melba where she'll be going on her next report.