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Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Weapons
This mapplet shows the thermal damage caused by a nuclear explosion.
Search for a place, pick a suitable weapon and press "Nuke It!"
The Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later - A Division Through Time - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
http://thomaskcarpenter.com/2009/10/27/time-travel-with-augmented-reality/
"Augmented reality can help us see back in time, making history come
alive."
YouTube - The Dark Ages - Part 10 - The Crusades
At its height in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire was the beacon of learning, power, and prosperity in the western world. But the once-powerful Rome...
100 Incredible YouTube Channels for History Buffs | Online College Tips - Online Colleges
If you love history, or just want to learn more about it, YouTube has exactly what you need. Always up to the challege of providing thorough, accurate information, YouTube delivers channels from leading names in historical studies, from The Smithsonian to the Discovery Channel. You’re sure to find just the right information you need for your lecture, lesson plan, or perhaps just your personal viewing pleasure.
Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes Of All Time
A reference guide to hoaxes, pranks, practical jokes, frauds, tricks, and other forms of deception.
Crowdsroucing 2010: Behind the3six5 Project | Brain Pickings
Crowdsourcing 2010: Behind the3six5 ProjectToday, we’re picking the brains behind the3six5 — a new blog-project that invites a different, often famous, person to write an entry for each of the 365 days in 2010, essentially crowdsourcing a snapshot of the year. So far, the project has enlisted a varied spectrum of personalities — from writers to comedians to TED speakers to, well, us.
Gallery of Data Visualization - Timelines
How can you show the details of a history visually? Time provides one obvious
dimension. What else can you show to tell the story? Most timeline charts use a
2D representation, time x {place or theme}. Some are more successful in
integrating additional dimensions.
This page is an annotated visual gallery of some timeline designs from their
origin to today. Although time is one-dimensional, telling some story of history
visually is much more complex, and it is quite instructive to see together how
different graphic designers have aproached this problem.
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