BBC documentary (approximately 1 hour) about Tutankhamun. Very interesting.
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A JOB AT FORD'S: The Great Depression Part 1
Ford made 1,800,000 cars a year at the River Rouge plant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjH4pCatx0I
I've seen documentaries about Ford's car producing (which was truly a revolutionary one for factory producing generally) but not this very one.
THE ROAD TO ROCK BOTTOM The Great Depression 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nWJ-A54b2w
The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd
But a many a starving farmer
The same old story told
How the outlaw paid their mortgage
And saved their little homes.
The same old story told
How the outlaw paid their mortgage
And saved their little homes.
Others tell you 'bout a stranger
That come to beg a meal,
Underneath his napkin
Left a thousand dollar bill.
That come to beg a meal,
Underneath his napkin
Left a thousand dollar bill.
It was in Oklahoma City,
It was on a Christmas Day,
There was a whole car load of groceries
Come with a note to say:
It was on a Christmas Day,
There was a whole car load of groceries
Come with a note to say:
Well, you say that I'm an outlaw,
You say that I'm a thief.
Here's a Christmas dinner
For the families on relief.
You say that I'm a thief.
Here's a Christmas dinner
For the families on relief.
Yes, as through this world I've wandered
I've seen lots of funny men;
Some will rob you with a six-gun,
And some with a fountain pen.
I've seen lots of funny men;
Some will rob you with a six-gun,
And some with a fountain pen.
And as through your life you travel,
Yes, as through your life you roam,
You won't never see an outlaw
Drive a family from their home.
Yes, as through your life you roam,
You won't never see an outlaw
Drive a family from their home.
Very interesting film, Billy. 
The untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their journeys from the late 1930's to the present day.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677642/
HOLLYWOOD - CALIFORNIA - AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
The Closest America Ever Came To Socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BcShxauDgk
The Great Depression Part 5
SOUTHERN SHARECROPPERS AND NORTHERN STEELWORKERS
The Struggle of Organized Labor In America: The Right To Organize Unions. John L, Lewis and the C.I.O. Republic Steel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4RRf5T-bMM
THE HISTORY CHANNEL: Modern Marvels - Radio.
OUT OF THIN AIR https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ou6dd
The the important scientists who (after Michael Faraday's postulation of the relationship between electricity and magnetism) laid the groundwork for radio signals, radar and the early development of radio and radio broadcasting until today.
I'm posting again a video about "Terracotta Army" because the one I've posted above is no longer available. So I delete my previous post.
The discovery of China's Terracotta Army in 1974 revealed just a fraction of this extraordinary treasure. This documentary has exclusive access to the latest discoveries.
Some scholars have speculated a possible Hellenistic link to these sculptures, because of the lack of life-sized and realistic sculptures before the Qin dynasty. They argued that potential Greek influence is particularly evident in some terracotta figures such as those of acrobats, combined with findings of Indo-European DNA in Xinjiang and rare bronze artifacts made with a lost wax technique known in Greece and Egypt. However, this idea is disputed by scholars who claim that there is "no substantial evidence at all" for contact between ancient Greeks and Chinese builders of the tomb. They argue that such speculations rest on flawed and old "Eurocentric" ideas that assumed other civilizations were incapable of sophisticated artistry and thus foreign artistry must be seen through Western traditions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army
The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia was a military engagement in the Gallic Wars that took place in September, 52 BC, around the Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement) of Alesia, a major centre of the Mandubii tribe. It was fought by the army of Julius Caesar against a confederation of Gallic tribes united under the leadership of Vercingetorix of the Arverni. It was the last major engagement between Gauls and Romans, and is considered one of Caesar's greatest military achievements and a classic example of siege warfare and investment; the Roman army built dual lines of fortifications—an inner wall to keep the besieged Gauls in, and an outer wall to keep the Gallic relief force out. The Battle of Alesia marked the end of Gallic independence in France and Belgium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alesia
Miles Davis is my favorite jazzman ever and "Kind of Blue" is my favorite album. So I can't be objective at all.
Besides that -my personal preference, I mean- Miles achieved something unique back in 1959. He simply composed (all tunes by himself) and recorded (with a super combo - Coltrane, Adderley, Evans, Chambers, Kelly, Cobb) a cornerstone of jazz music (modal jazz style, actually) a truly monumental album. And that is a historical fact.
And here is the 5-track 1959 album:
00:00:00 - So What 00:09:12 - Freddie Freeloader 00:18:47 - Blue in Green 00:24:15 - All Blues 00:35:55 - Flamenco Sketches
Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d’Arc c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans) or "Maid of Lorraine" (French: La Pucelle de Lorraine), is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a saint. She was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, a peasant family, at Domrémy in the Vosges of northeast France. Joan said that she received visions of the archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria instructing her to support Charles VII and recover France from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The as-yet-unanointed King Charles VII sent Joan to the Siege of Orléans as part of a relief army. She gained prominence after the siege was lifted only nine days later. Several additional swift victories led to Charles VII's consecration at Reims. This long-awaited event boosted French morale and paved the way for the final French victory at Castillon in 1453.
On 23 May 1430, she was captured at Compiègne by the Burgundian faction, a group of French nobles allied with the English. She was later handed over to the English and put on trial by the pro-English bishop Pierre Cauchon on a variety of charges. After Cauchon declared her guilty, she was burned at the stake on 30 May 1431, dying at about nineteen years of age.
In 1456, an inquisitorial court authorized by Pope Callixtus III examined the trial, debunked the charges against her, pronounced her innocent, and declared her a martyr. In the 16th century she became a symbol of the Catholic League, and in 1803 she was declared a national symbol of France by the decision of Napoleon Bonaparte.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
The photo is immediately recognizable, a black and white image capturing the dramatic moment on Feb. 23, 1945, when U.S. Marines stuck a flagpole into the ground after heavy fighting on the island of Iwo Jima during the Second World War. As easily recognizable as the image is, the names of the soldiers in it were not. With their heads bowed or backs turned after four days of a tough battle, they were soon officially identified by the U.S. government and publicly applauded and acclaimed, whether they wanted it or not. But the military got the names wrong. A Canadian forensic video expert has now corrected that error of history, made 71 years ago, following his detailed, frame-by-frame analysis of archival footage and several photos taken on that important day. I sat down with Michael Plaxton, the video analysis for Hamilton police service, to see how he identified the soldiers in one of the world’s most famous photographs, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography for Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal. Archival video footage used in this video, including of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima shot by Marine photographer Bill Genaust, is a public domain product of the U.S. Government Office of War Information.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima
LEAH CHASE: The Queen of Creole Cuisine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKUumdYNecY