Nálepka “history”

Music history in gifs

Animated History of Poland – Expo 2010

A Mind-Blowing History of Sci-Fi

Ward Shelley’s sprawling, hand-drawn flowchart of science fiction’s history.

Scrooge McDuck

Why is Scrooge McDuck in Germany named after a 7th-century Frankish king?

Small Town Noir

The mug shots on this site were all taken in New Castle, Pennsylvania, between 1930 and 1959, and were rescued from the trash when the town’s police department threw them out. The information that has been used to reconstruct the stories behind the pictures comes mostly from old copies of the local paper, the New Castle News.

A History of Rap

by Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timblerlake and The Roots

History pin

Interesting Firsts on the Internet

Old Photos of Japan

shows photos of Japan between the 1860s and 1930s. In 1854, Japan opened its doors to the outside world for the first time in more than 200 years. It set in motion a truly astounding transformation. As fate would have it, photography had just been invented. As the old country vanished and a new one was born, daring photographers took photos. Discover what life was like with their rare and precious photographs of old Japan.

What makes this site special?

Native American Prints from the Pennington Photo Studio

from about 1915 into the 1920s

The history of hip-hop in five minutes

by Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer

Evolution of Microsoft Windows: 1985 – 2009

ev·o·lu·tion – n.

A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form.

The History of Hacking

The old robots

Letters of Note

Letters of Note is an attempt to gather and sort fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and even emails.

Federal Agent at Large