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The Pale Blue Dot, redone, and narrated by one of the greatest minds of our century. Astronomer, educator, author, pioneer in exobiology, Director for Planetary Studies, and David Duncan Professor of Cornell University, Dr. Sagan, who was born on Nov 9, 1934, succumbed to pneumonia on December 20, 1996 after a two year battle with bone marrow disease. He fought as tenaciously and courageously for his life as he did for the values of science and democracy. He's a man who will always be remembered with admiration and respect.
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Added: 9th November 2007
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Ah, memories of childhood! For years Friday night was my favorite TV night. This is an ABC network promo from 1970 plugging their Friday family night lineup: The Brady Bunch, Nanny and the Professor, and The Partridge Family.
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Added: 28th November 2007
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1918 had been a very good year, factories across the were running at capacity, wages were good and work was plentiful. With the war winding down, the future looked bright.
With news from the front and the celebrity hoopla over the latest Liberty Loan drive drawing all the attention, a small notice from the Surgeon General's Office warning of a spreading influenza epidemic was easy to overlook.
The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in a single year than in four-years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351.
More than one-fifth of the world's population suffered from some of the disease's deadly symptoms. The Influenza Pandemic claimed the lives of more than 21,000,000 people worldwide, including 600,000 in America alone. As the afflicted died by the thousands, the survivors lived in fear.
photos
The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://1918.pandemicflu.gov/
Middle Tennessee State University
http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history...
University of Minnesota
http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.php
Tulane University
http://tulane.edu/
The National Museum of Health and Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/nm...
Oral Histories
Talking History - I Remember When
Professor Charles Hardy III - producer
http://www.talkinghistory.org/hardy.html
I can not recommend the above site too highly, one of the most outstanding websites for teachers and students of all facets of history
Music
A River Runs Through It
Mark Isham
http://www.isham.com/
Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copeland
Conceived and Produced by
Dale Caruso
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Added: 25th September 2008
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Here are the opening credits from another notoriously bad show: Manimal. It aired on NBC for three months in 1983. The premise of the show was that Professor Jonathan Chase, an animal behaviorist, possessed the power to transform himself into any animal at will. Of course Chase chose to use his powers to fight evil as a member of the NYPD.
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Added: 15th November 2008
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More memories from my childhood: The Wonderful Stories of Professor Kitzel. The animated professor would introduce short, entertaining lessons about history, science, geography, and foreign cultures. They were great! This episode is about the discovery of King Tut's tomb. Kids today are so deprived of good stuff like this!
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Added: 27th November 2008
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