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Nadia Comaneci Perfect 10 Montréal Olympics 1976

Nadia Comaneci scores a perfect 10 on the uneven bars at the Montreal Olympics in 1976.  This first time ever that someone had scored a perfect 10 in a gymnastics event.

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Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano, The First Rap Hip Hop Song?

Prisencolinensinainciusol

Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celetano was made in 1972 and is considered by many to be the first instance of a rap/hip hop song


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Alice in Wonderland (1903)

Alice in Wonderland (1903)

Alice in Wonderland (1903) – vintage retro video


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The first-ever film version of Lewis Carroll’s tale has recently been restored by the BFI National Archive from severely damaged materials. Made just 37 years after Lewis Carroll wrote his novel and eight years after the birth of cinema, the adaptation was directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow, and was based on Sir John Tenniel’s original illustrations. In an act that was to echo more than 100 years later, Hepworth cast his wife as the Red Queen, and he himself appears as the Frog Footman. Even the Cheshire cat is played by a family pet.

With a running time of just 12 minutes (8 of which survive), Alice in Wonderland was the longest film produced in England at that time. Film archivists have been able to restore the film’s original colours for the first time in over 100 years.

To find out more about the film, visit http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/974410/

Y2K Backup Floppies

In the year 1999 these were very popular, the 1.44 MB floppy diskette in rainbow colors.  The year 2000 was thought to crash many computers but it never did.

Y2K Backup Floppies

Computer Virus TV News Report 1988

Computer Virus TV News Report 1988 – Vintage retro video
Computer Virus TV News Report 1988

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The Internet in 1969

The Internet in 1969 – Vintage retro video
The Internet in 1969

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Star Wars Cast Unmasked

Here is a nice retro pic of the Star Wars cast.  Can you tell who is R2-D2 and Chewy?

Different Afro Styles

Different Afro Styles

Different Afro Styles

First Ever Photograph Portrait in the US

This portrait of Dorothy Draper was taken between 1839-1840 and is believed to be the first photographic portrait ever taken in the United States.

When you think about it, it’s about 170 years old!

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