Samuel Hynes described the Edwardian era as a “leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live conspicuously, and the sun really never set on the British flag” – but aside from the fashionable cliques of the upper class, nothing could be further from the …
January 8 — The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system January 18 — The Herero Rebellion in German South-West Africa begins January 23 — The Ã…lesund Fire destroys most buildings in the town of Ã…lesund, Norway, leaving about 10,000 people without shelter February 7 — The Great Baltimore …
MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack One of the least thought about, but perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the way we listen to music is its loudness – that is, the quantity rather than just the quality. Modern day audiophiles will be familiar with the …
Félix Vallotton — The Five Painters Edvard Munch — Dr. Linde’s Sons C. M. Coolidge – His Station and Four Aces Jacek Malczewski – Law Hugo Simberg — The Wounded Angel John William Waterhouse – Echo and Narcissus Pablo Picasso – Portrait of Angel Fernández de Soto Paula Modersohn-Becker — The Old Farmer Paul Klee …
…aside from The Great Train Robbery of course. Alice in Wonderland The Gay Show Clerk The Kingdom of the Fairies Life of an American Fireman Momijigari Diving Lucy The Sick Kitten Old London Street Scenes Runaway Match Electrocuting an Elephant The Infernal Cauldron Desperate Poaching Affray Mary Jane’s Mishap The Music Lover A Chess Dispute
1903 is a marquee year for aviation, mainly because “first flight” sounds much snappier than “first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft” – and balloon pioneers are too far back in history to fit in with the age of innovation. All the same, the Wright brothers retain their fascination, their first flight at …
A book in which Bertrand Russell proved, for the first time, that 1 + 1 = 2. …and he’ll still be going, and still be relevant (in quite a different way) in the 60s. Usual high standard for this episode of the BBC’s In Our Time podcast, in which a group of historians discuss his …
Bertrand Russell – The Principles of Mathematics Read More »
A bit of a grim story today, though it is perhaps illustrative of the golden age of Vaudeville. Just after Christmas 1903, comedian Eddie Foy was starring in a sold-out matinee performance of a musical comedy, “Mr. Bluebeard,” in Chicago’s prestigious Iroquois Theater. 2000 people, mostly children and their mothers, were crowded into the theatre. …
The revolution in sound recording is obviously the main focus of this site – but as far as a standard history of popular culture is concerned, the 1900s are better-remembered for the beginnings of the film industry – not yet started in Hollywood, but already beginning to differentiate this century from the last. Up to …
Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight The first Tour De France is won by Maurice Garin The first Teddy Bear is created, based on this drawing of Theodore Roosevelt sparing the life of a bear cub American socialite …
