February 29, 2008 
Ther History Channel has been showing a special on what is known as the Antikythera Mechanism. this bronze machine, which consists of many geared wheels in an enclosure, and which lay on the bottom of the ocean for almost 2000 years, is a puzzling anomaly.
How did ancie... continue reading...
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Certain inventions change everything.
For example, we Baby Boomers can remember when color TV became commonly available. We grew up watching black and white. When our parents sprang for color, the world suddenly became a very colorful place indeed.
When FM stereo became c... continue reading...
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The year was 1968. Tension was at an all-time high level. Students didn't like the idea of going to fight a war that made no sense. Racists didn't like the idea that there was a movement to provide equal rights to all colors of man. And the leader of the Civil Rights movement, M... continue reading...
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So, when did you decide a personal computer was right for you?
I remember watching films in school in the 60's that predicted that some day we would all have computers in our homes. At the time, IBM mainframes cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, so that p... continue reading...
July 30, 2007 
Nobody knows for sure, but when the world's first computer, ENIAC, was unveiled in 1946, an engineer might have rubbed his chin and said “Hmm . . . I wonder how this thing would do in gaming?”
Gaming has been a natural function of computers since the early days. In 1958, Wil... continue reading...
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william higinbotham June 1, 2007 
Light has been around a long time. The Hubble telescope has captured the light from distant galaxies that are many, many billions of years old.
Light represents a simple truth: light equals life. True, life exists deep in caves and at the bottom of the sea where light doesn't venture, but... continue reading...
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Brooklyn, New York has long been an important part of our civilization. The city has stood since the earliest colonial times, and has a history as rich as that of any other American community. Fortunately, it has been well documented in the form of photography.
Today's FamilyFirst site celebrates... continue reading...
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If you can remember anything at all about the 1960's, or if you have ever raed any comic books from that era, you have heard of today's FamilyFirst pick.
In 1898, a trolley park was created at Cliffside Park, New Jersey. It was situated above the Palisades cliffs. Eventually, it came to be know... continue reading...
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Many times we wax nostalgic about what it would have been like to have been living long ago, say, around the turn of the 20th century. While it would be enjoyable to see the world as it was in those days, the fact is that there is much that would be difficult to watch.
For instance, nowadays you have t... continue reading...
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Journalism is an art form that is distinctly identifiable by era. Today's no-nonsense reporting style stands in contrast to the flowery, poetic accounts that were published in the 19th century.
Today's FamilyFirst site brings back that unique style, as it quotes actual newspaper accounts. It's ca... continue reading...
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