Images New York City Changing Skyline Photos and Video New York City Skyline is in a constant state of change. Nothing stays the same except the change. New York City is the most populous city in the United States and … Continue reading
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Featured Museum Center for PostNatural History The Center for Post-Natural History located at 4913 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is an awe inspiring Museum. The Center for Post-Natural History (CPNH) is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge relating to the complex … Continue reading
Fossil Finds In the La Brea Tar Pits The La Brea Tar Pits are a group of tar pits around which Hancock Park was formed, in urban Los Angeles. Natural asphalt has seeped up from the ground in this area … Continue reading
iHist – The Inauguration of George Washington, 1789 iHist Eyewitness History Eye Witness The Inauguration of George Washington The inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States took place on April 30, 1789. See all the … Continue reading
Featured Artifact The Museum of the American Revolution, which is expected to open in Philadelphia in late 2016 will host Washington’s flag. The plain blue standard with 13 white, six-pointed stars traveled with George Washington to denote his presence as … Continue reading
By Number of Visitors Part 1 In order to know how to best run your Museum or Gallery let us look at the most visited places in the world today. For a full list of the most visited museums from … Continue reading
Historically Accurate Movie This excellent and historically accurate movie is based on the 1826 Novel – The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757. This 1992 Movie version titled “The Last of the Mohicans” staring Daniel Day-Lewis is a … Continue reading
From Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865: The Diary of Sarah Raymond Herndon You can download the The Diary of Sarah Raymond Herndon for free from Archive.org. Sarah Raymond Herndon left her home in Missouri May 1865 … Continue reading
ENIAC was the first electronic general-purpose computer. ENIAC Stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer. Female Programmers Betty Jean Jennings (left) and Fran Bilas (right) operate ENIAC’s main control panel at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering. (U.S. Army photo … Continue reading
Featured Local Museum, Gallery or Library Living Computer Museum Called “The Living Computer Museum “because the vintage computer hardware and software is fully functional. The Living Computer Museum collection presents the meaningful milestones in the evolution of computers and how … Continue reading
Eye Witness Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison was an inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed The Wizard … Continue reading