The BBC documentary on the German terror group the Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader-Meinhof group. Objectives: To protest what they perceived as fascist-leaning and otherwise oppressive ,... continue reading

posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,683 views

Kowloon Walled City was torn down a few years ago. Located in Hong Kong, it was the most densely populated place on Earth. It was a block of buildings built so closely together that people on high floors... continue reading

posted by longde 1 decade 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 3,904 views

Too Soon?

posted by guitarwolf 1 decade 5 years 6 months ago • 1,227 views

A collection of old Nintendo commercials.

posted by Duckman33 1 decade 5 years 6 months ago • 1,798 views

UNREPENTANT: Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide. Award-winning documentary film on Canada's Dirty Secret (Best Director of an International Documentary Film, New York Independent Film and Video Festival,... continue reading

posted by EndAll 1 decade 5 years 6 months ago • 1,896 views

How quaint!

posted by Ornthoron 1 decade 5 years 6 months ago • 1,480 views

Konark is a sun temple fashioned like a chariot, whose erotic carvings is a mystery to archeologists. Some of the carvings are way more explicit than what is shown in this video. I visited this temple... continue reading

posted by Ornthoron 1 decade 5 years 6 months ago • 2,789 views

In the 1800s cities used pneumatic tubes to transfer physical documents. Of course with the internet we no longer need these long tunnels, but that doesn't mean that they aren't fun to learn about how... continue reading

posted by winkler1 1 decade 5 years 6 months ago • 1,055 views

1999 PBS-TV documentary, "Meltdown At Three Mile Island", chronicling the near-catastrophe that occurred in Pennsylvania at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in March 1979.

posted by NicoleBee 1 decade 5 years 6 months ago • 2,980 views

[via milkancookies] This RTS Award-Winning program examines how the victorious Allies tried to create an effective democracy out of the ruins of Nazi Germany. It gives an insight into what it was like... continue reading

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 5 years 6 months ago • 2,435 views

Remix of this with different audio http://www.videosift.com/video/Hellzapoppin-lindy-hop

posted by Crake 1 decade 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 385 views

Some disturbing footage of soldiers who fought in the battle of Verdun during World War 1.

posted by rasch187 1 decade 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 2,434 views

An interesting documentary on a 50's era jet seaplane. They were some pretty amazing vehicles.

posted by Throbbin 1 decade 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,360 views

On the 29th anniversary of Mt. St. Helens here is one of the original news reports on the eruption and its aftermath.

posted by arvana 1 decade 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 3,959 views • 5:36

This giant 600mm german mortar from World War II was known as "Karl" or "Thor". It was built in small numbers, but was very active during the first part of the conflict. They were used in the siege of... continue reading

posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 3,735 views

An in depth look into some of the developments brought about by GWC's pioneering work.

posted by NicoleBee 1 decade 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 2,169 views

Delia Derbyshire is best known as the woman who recorded the theme to Dr. Who (1963). Derbyshire's work used electronic oscillators and magnetic audio tape editing (including tape loops and reverse... continue reading

posted by SlipperyPete 1 decade 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,675 views • 1:18

"OK, Fred goes into a shop, and takes a pack of already-opened cigarettes from a salesman named Rocky!! Rocky sticks it in Fred's mouth!! Then Fred walks out with the pack of opened cigarettes without... continue reading

posted by Sagemind 1 decade 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,590 views

This video is a POV ride on the Big Dipper, the oldest operating wooden rollercoaster in Ohio (and the 12th oldest in the world.) It was built in 1925 and was an American Coaster Enthusiasts "Coaster Classic." ... continue reading

posted by atara 1 decade 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,319 views

Posted late to honor Spanish time.

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 989 views