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1864: Jules Verne published Journey to the Center of the Earth with considerable commercial success
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I love Jules Verne's books and I am going to cosplay Jules Verne in Tokyo this year
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A signature invention of the late 1800s. along with the telegraph and the locomotive: the bustle!
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Japan Reborn: The Meiji Restoration and the Opening of a Nation | Full Documentary
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We call them "colds" because you catch them from having cold feet.
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I dunno, seems like bad taste to exploit the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 in an insurance ad.
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Meanwhile, in Japan... trains!
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Can anyone tell me what this is?
Hello! I work for a small town museum and I found this object. It’s marked in our directory as a tombstone??? However it is made of some kind of tin. It reads “R Seanah Fay Oct 30 1841 Oct 18 19?2”
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What Broke the United Netherlands? | The Belgian Revolution Explained
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Before inventing the telegraph, Samuel Morse was an artist!
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Ooo, sharp!
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A Horse Engine or Horse Power was a contraption where a few horses would go round and round, turning a shaft, which would then power some machine. This is a portable model, which could all be mounted on a wagon.
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Back in Ye Olden Days (1871), having your photograph taken was a really big deal.
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And women's winter fashion 1871 had lots and lots of draping layers.
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Men's winter fashion 1871 was dapper!
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The Feminist Revolution (First Wave)
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"The death of Mr. Charles Babbage, the eminent mathematician and inventor of 'the calculating machine,' was announced last week."
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The Rise of Mass Leisure and Entertainment
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