…8, 9, 10 Ding, Ding, Ding

The moment when you hit the ground hard. Don’t know what happened. Then all you hear is, “It’s over, It’s all over”. “We have a new heavyweight champion of the world.” You look to your side, you see your coaches upset. Then you look to your other side and see everyone looking upset, and saying …

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Brooklyn Bridge

Have you ever been to the Brooklyn Bridge? The Brooklyn Bridge is located in New York. It was built on January 3,1870 and it was opened on May 24,1883  By the early 20th Century, scientists figured out that if the airlocks traveled to the river’s surface more gradually, slowing the workers decompression, the bends could be …

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Elevators Then and Now

Elevators, along with all of technology, have evolved a lot.The elevator has gone from a simple platform taking people from one floor to the second. Where now it is taking people from the lobbies of hotels, to their penthouses 300 feet up. Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator, and presented it at the American Institute …

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Back to the Future

   In the early 1900s all you needed was a projector, a sheet to use as a screen, some chairs, and you’ve got a movie night. The Early movies were pretty weird compared to now, it was silent with funny music, now there’s movies that come at you, literally. There are also some movies that …

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Bonnie & Clyde

Its February; the season of love. Everywhere you go you will see couples of all shapes and sizes walking around as happy as can be. With their heads in the clouds not being able to see anyone but their better half. In the 1930 there was a case of the love bug biting Bonnie Elizabeth …

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The Bambino

Many people consider Babe Ruth is without a question, the single greatest player in the history of American baseball.  “Babe Ruth”Jr was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. He was born on February 6, 1895 Pigtown, Baltimore. A father of 4. They called …

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Trekking Back Into the Future

“Where no man has gone before.” The introduction of a memorable science fiction series known as Star Trek. Each week, a new episode of this futuristic space world was broadcasted on TV.  Referred to as an international phenomenon, Star Trek inspired a wide range of spin-offs, video games, figurines, novels, and comics. The first episode …

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Martha Graham Then and Now

Martha Graham is the mother of modern dance. Graham continued to dance into her mid-70s and choreographed until her death on April 1, 1991 at the age of 96, leaving behind a legacy of inspiration not only for dancers but for artists of all kinds. Her company continues to perform.There is also a play dedicated …

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Magical Times

What was the most jaw dropping magic trick you ever seen? I’m pretty sure it not as jaw dropping as the tricks that Harry Houdini was doing. Houdini’s tricks were so dangerous his show are more like horror shows than magic shows. Harry Houdini was and still is the most famous magician. Houdini took over the …

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