With a single poem, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow created a national folk hero with his 1860 poem "Paul Revere’s Ride". Celebrating a small event in the struggle for greater freedom in America, this Revere figure, dressed in 1770s clothing...
Television; Television -- History; Bloomington (Ind.); Indiana; 1950s
In 1954, RCA manufactured the first color televisions in Bloomington, Indiana. Called "The Merrill," the CT-100 RCA Victor sold for several hundred dollars. Color TV as we know it officially started January 1, 1954, when NBC broadcast the...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Souvenirs (Keepsakes); 19th century
After the Civil War (1861-1865) in the United States, former soldiers held reunions to rekindle friendships and recall their service. Ribbons commemorating the reunions were worn by attendees. This ribbon was for the 1889 gathering of former Union...
