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America around 1800 and in the early 1900’s

https://youtu.be/Im5ViTzqXtE?si=c1j3gSYWvJeHrRot AMERICA AROUND 1800 … HAD YOU LIVED THEN … EDUCATIONAL FILM ABOUT 19th CENTURY USA 43924 https://youtu.be/W4c9jhzoV44?si=L_KsAgYCv3zbRV86 America around 1900…

Last Steam in Europe

https://youtu.be/Yt84MZSYPBo?si=LgHLtx9FFBClV6dO Trakcja parowa PKP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Wx-jDa-xw Poland – Last Stronghold of Steam in Europe – English • Great Railways.When producer NICK LERA went to Poland in 1989 his video camera revealed a half century timewarp with steam power in widespread use on the railways on both passenger and freight, including the narrow 75 cm gauge. Seven…… Continue reading Last Steam in Europe

The Vatican and the Third Reich: an Unholy Alliance

https://youtu.be/yKo7c4zLP98?si=rS3RoUAAgJEvpakL In the midst of WWII, Catholics looked to the pope to guide them. Hitler had already begun secretly launching his plan to exterminate the Jews of Europe. Secretly, that is, to most- except Pope Pius XII. The pope remained silent whilst the rest of the world awaited any kind of grand gesture or speech…… Continue reading The Vatican and the Third Reich: an Unholy Alliance

Innovation: Private or Public?

https://youtu.be/v_hwmapWFFw?si=O06Aq0AnqMEz4pf8 We think new technology is developed by hip companies like Google and Apple. But is this true? VPRO Backlight explores the innovation climate in Europe, to find out what role governments and the private sector play in this. Who finances the development, and who profits from it? We have gotten used to seeing new…… Continue reading Innovation: Private or Public?

Toy Train

https://youtu.be/n_XjncalJ80?si=vUaXY6DYN0Zx5Rye English – Great Railways

Orlando di Lasso – Missa Super Bella Amfitrit’ Altera

https://youtu.be/94kOUBCQHI8?si=JJBTU78xgW6qfe3q + Great Flemish PaintersOrlando di Lasso (Mons, 1532 – Monaco di Baviera, 1594) Missa super Bella Amfitrit’ Altera (17:46) Regensburger Domspatzen Director: Georg Ratzinger Paintings by Great Flemish Painters Frames for Photomontage by http://viptalisman.com…

Music in Nazi Germany

https://youtu.be/gvoT8QANp8I?si=vpNEfAnQoqIp5dg9 The maestro and the cellist of Auschwitz | DW DocumentaryWhy was classical music so important to Hitler and Goebbels? The stories of Jewish cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who survived Auschwitz, and of star conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who worked with the Nazis, provide insight. The film centers around two people who represent musical culture during the…… Continue reading Music in Nazi Germany