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America Comes Alive
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2008
Stories of America's Past
Welcome to America Comes Alive! TH-cam Channel. Kate Kelly created this channel and website to share little-known stories of regular people who made a difference and changed the course of history. Look around and see what inspires you!
AmericaComesAlive.com
Welcome to America Comes Alive! TH-cam Channel. Kate Kelly created this channel and website to share little-known stories of regular people who made a difference and changed the course of history. Look around and see what inspires you!
AmericaComesAlive.com
Who Thought of Elsie, the Popular Borden Marketing Icon
When Elsie the cow was first introduced in advertising, Borden was trying to get the attention of doctors. Raw milk sometimes carried disease, and Borden had a plant that could pasteurize the milk so it was safer to drink. Doctors started recommending Borden, and so Elsie showed up in all types of advertising. She was also used for personal appearances, and even gave birth to one of her calves when she was on display at Macy's. (They hid her behind red curtains for the birth.) She became oen of the most successful marketing icons of all time.
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Who Perfected the Zipper?
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Look at a zipper on your clothing one day. They are very complex inventions. Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, tried to create a zipper in the mid-1800s, but it wasn't until 1893 that a company came out with one that was workable but it still wasn't very good. In the early 1900s, a Swedish engineer, Gideon Sundback, perfected the zipper and also created a machine to make them. It was ...
The Big Wheel: The First Ferris Wheel in the U.S.
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The Big Wheel was introduced at Chicago's World's Fair in 1893. The idea was submitted by George Ferris. When it was finally approved by Fair organizers, Ferris had less than six months in which to build this amusement ride. It would stretch almost 300 feet in the air and carry two thousand passengers. Complicating this effort, the winter temperatures in Chicago were sub-zero. But Ferris met hi...
Who Thought of My Weekly Reader
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My Weekly Reader made a distinct impression on middle-aged American adults and older. This classroom newspaper for elementary school children contained news, columns about inventions, a cartoon, and quizzes. Most kids truly looked forward to Friday afternoons when the newspaper was handed out.
The Man Who Recognized the Importance of Water Safety
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Wilbert E. Longfellow, a reporter in Providence, Rhode Island in the early 1900s, grew weary of writing about people who drowned in the waters around Providence. He decided to do something about it. He began writing about water safety and pushing for local pools to offer swim lessons. It helped.
What IS a Magic Lantern?
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A magic lantern truly was magical. The device was invented to project images on a wall. At first only black and white images were used, but then artists discovered the beauty of painting with color. The magic lantern was updated many times and was in use until the 1950s when slide projectors became popular.
Who First Thought of the Ice Cream Cone?
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The actual inventor of the ice cream cone was a street vendor who worked on Wall Street. In the late 1800s, ice cream was sold to customers in glass dishes. The customers were to return the dishes to be washed and used again. But workers wandered away with them, and breakage happened. A fellow named Italo Marchiony spent long nights in his kitchen at home. He finally invented and patent an ice ...
Who First Thought of the X-ray Shoe-Fitting Machine?
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During the 1930s-50s, X-ray shoe-fitting machines were a common feature in many local shoe stores. The promise was that by viewing an X-ray of a person's foot in a particular pair of shoes, the shoe store owner could better advise on fit. Did you ever visit a store that had one? Here's what happened.
Who Thought of Buster Brown Shoes and the "Mary Jane?"
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Buster Brown shoes are an iconic brand from the mid-twentieth century. The shoes were well-made and long-wearing, but it was the marketing that set them apart. The Brown Shoe Company paid famous cartoonist Richard Outcault for the image of the character, Buster Brown, and his dog Tige. Outcault suggested they also buy the rights to Mary Jane. The shoes were very popular then and are an iconic p...
Who Invented the Gas Mask?
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Garrett Morgan was a successful Black inventor who was particularly interested in creating inventions that made life safer. He watched firemen run into smoky buildings with no face covering at all, and he saw that they soon had to exit to catch their breath. What could he invent that could protect firemen and save lives? He developed and sold the early version of the gas mask. He was even calle...
How Microphones Changed the Performance of Music
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In the early 20th century, live music performances took place but there was no way to amplify voices. The singers who performed all had to belt out their songs even love songs. By the 1920s, change was coming via the invention of the microphone. The first use of the microphone for entertainment was on the radio. The popularity of "crooning" love songs grew, and soon the new singers were in hot ...
Who Invented Crayons for a Mass Market?
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Wax crayons were used in industry before Binney & Smith decided to make crayons to sell to schools. When Crayola crayons were introduced, they were enormously popular and continue to be a top seller. What's your favorite color? And what size of crayon box do you remember most fondly? I remember the 64 box with the sharpener in the back. So exciting!
Who Invented Air Conditioning?
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Wow! This summer was hot! Imagine what those who work outside or who didn't have benefit of air conditioning went through? This video tells the story of the man who invented air conditioning! At first, the units were too big and too expensive for homes. Today we are lucky that smaller units have been invented and prices have come down.
The Mae West Life Preserver: Saved Millions
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The "Mae West" life preserver saved millions of lives during World War II, but it wasnot invented for military use. It was invented by sports supply owner who wanted to save the lives of fishermen and boaters.
Who Invented Blue Jeans? It's Not Who You Think!
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Blue jeans were invented by a Nevada tailor named Jacob Davis. He bought his fabric from Levi Strauss and found he needed Strauss's help when it came to patenting his invention. While Levi's name is the one that lives on, it was Jacob Davis who came up with adding rivets to the pants to make them toughter. Watch this and learn about the oldest jeans ever found and their value.
Who Thought of Adding the Rearview Mirror to Automobiles?
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Who Thought of Adding the Rearview Mirror to Automobiles?
Who Thought of the Breathalyzer and When?
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Who Thought of the Breathalyzer and When?
Who First Thought of Using Dogs to Help the Blind?
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Who First Thought of Using Dogs to Help the Blind?
Who Thought of the Leak-Proof Diaper Cover? Marion Donovan
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Who Thought of the Leak-Proof Diaper Cover? Marion Donovan
How The Use of Telephone Numbers Came About
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How The Use of Telephone Numbers Came About
How the Game of Miniature Golf Came About
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How the Game of Miniature Golf Came About
Who First Thought of the Shopping Cart?
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Who First Thought of the Shopping Cart?
Who First Thought of the Drive-In Movie Theater?
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Who First Thought of the Drive-In Movie Theater?
The Story of the First Parking Meters America Comes Alive Kate Kelly
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The Story of the First Parking Meters America Comes Alive Kate Kelly
Love it! Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Why is this not a movie?!?!?
You are so right! The kids and their father were just amazing. Thanks for posting.
Great story , thank you 🧸🧸🧸
@@ingejorgensen8568 Thank you!
Nicely done! Thank You!
Thank you! I give full credit to Sherrie Breen at LeftBrainRight who actually puts together the videos. She always comes up with the best images!
The Wonder Wheel?
Ahhh....excellent thought! I should have mentioned it! But in looking into information on it, the Wonder Wheel probably deserves a story of its own. Thank you for mentioning it.
great video.
@@qpwoeiruty850 Thank you!
👍🤩💝🙏Well done video. Thank you.
@@LovingAtlanta Thank you!
There are a few that i remember watching cartoons at , in Southern California Our parents would enjoy the picture show but us children always fell asleep shortly after the cartoons that were always shown the before the movie I only
Movies with cartoons first were the best weren't they?
Drive-in movies was not 'a thing' as I grew up. My neighborhood blessed some twenty thousand per square mile.
@@philipb2134 As you can tell, people have fond memories. Thank you for watching anyway.
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Today with the price of land especially where house's could be built you would have to pay 50 k a car and a hot dog popcorn and a soda would cost 250 dollors
@@larrynelson6656You are so right! Thanks for posting.
Vineland city of industry
@@lancelotkillz I did not know that. I belong to a book club at the Homestead Museum in the City of Industry but I did not know they still had a drive in!
Vineland ? We went there some weekends , another one we would go to was called the Edgewood Drive-in , this was in the 1950's 😊
"Cracker Jacks are the tops"...and about 95 percent of people don't realize that there's no S in Cracker Jack. Look at the box!
You are so right! I am one of those people who think it SOUNDS better to say "Cracker Jacks", and I think I've used the two names interchangeably. You are right, and while I can't re-record this piece, I will go back andedit the written version of the article I have. Thank you for posting!
Pure Americana. Shame.
Ah...I find no shame in America's stories!
@@KateKelly No shame in the stories, by any means. I meant it's a shame we don't have drive-ins any more.
@@hiddenvalleyranch775 Thnak you for clarifying, and I totally agree!
Why did these drive-ins disappear? Good memories. Sometimes you'd see people looking for their cars after coming out of the snack shop. Friday nights it was $1.00 a carload😃 Edit: that was in the 60's, and I was 10 y.o. then.⭐
Wow...a dollar for the full car of people. I don't remember that. They disappeared because land values increased, and few business owners could maintain a seasonal business that utilized so much space. I agree...it's sad.
In Central California, we had several in my lit'l country town with names like : Starlight 🌟, Moonglow🌙, Sunset 🌇 Drive In. I miss Mom making Popcorn, packing Sodas and candy in a cooler, us wearing pajamas and running to the playground under the screen at intermission. I live in Seattle, and there are no more drive- ins in Washington. Could have used them during and after the pandemic.
Those are wonderful memories. Yes the playground equipment must have been key for parents when they brought their kids! During the pandemic I remember reading about museums with outdoor space setting up "drive-ins" for temporary use. But yes, we could have used the real thing.
Very interesting! Thanks, Kate!
Thanks Dave! So sorry I missed talking to you and Linda!
I can remember going to the shoe store and getting Buster Brown shoes for school.
Your videos are always well made. :)
Thank you...my secret is my videographer, Left Brain Right Brain: lbrainr.com!
Saved millions !!!
Yes! Thank you for posting.
The Regulars are coming , was the cry by the colonists… Many colonists still identified themselves as British
Thank you! Excellent point.
American bubblegum is insane. I'm from Qatar and most of our gum comes imported from the EU. European gum blows decent bubbles. However once I took a vacation with some friends to America back in 92, I was at a party. There was a candy bowl and in the bowl was American Double Bubble. I remember it was very sweet and the flavor disappeared. However I was able to blow much larger bubbles than the gun from home. I one blew a bubble so big it popped all over my face. You guys have weird gum.
Excellent observation! Yes, I agree that lots of gum loses it's flavor....and I will take your word for your bubble-blowing experience. I am one of those people who never learned to blow a bubble. I can't blow up balloone either!
Is not who you think either. Blue jeans is the americanized word of french "blue de jenes" meaning Blue of Genova. The jeans was invented by the Italians fishermans of Genova city, lather exported in France (due their border sharing) and then the French immigrants in US brought them in US. Blue Jeans was invented by Italians.
I understand your point, but the invention of blue jeans in America was notable for addition of rivets. Jacob Davis thought of adding the rivet to make pockets and certain parts of the jeans more sturdy. That is the true beginning of American-made blue jeans. But thank you for posting the additional history.
@@KateKelly Napoleon bought Denim from Italy for French tailors to make army uniforms in 1789
@@kevinjamesparr552 That's great to know. Thank you!
Excellent! Too many kids and adults "Don't know much about history...Don't know much about the Middle Ages/Look at the pictures and I turn the pages" because they think it's boring. Don't get me started about how atrocious economics pedagogy caused multiple wars and financial panics, killing millions of people. I'm an economist. It's a hilarious academic discipline, and tax law is even more ludicrous. I live in Washington DC, so maybe I'm special, as in, I'm on the short bus. You're doing the Lord's work.
Thank you so much! I have always believed that Americans want to know more about their country, but maybe they don't want to lug home a book on some subject. My videos and my website, www.americacomesalive.com are my way to present fun and interesting stories. I love doing it os hearing from people like you means a lot! Thank you
Of course a Harvard Student made it
I know what you mean...but probably not that many colleges had fencing teams. That was the key.
Thanks for the info!
Any time!
Enslaved ppl invented blue jeans
You've done a splendid job with your presentation of Walter Diemer and the Fleer company. Thank you.
Thank you so much! Are you connected to the company or the family?
Hi, no not at all other than a loyal customer of the "Double Bubble gum" that Mr. Diemer invented. I was searching for a possible book however, there's none to be found. You however did a fantastic job of putting this short bio together with the editing of photos and inputting your information. Very well done!......Thank you
@@davidcooper7339 Thank you so much! I love investigating these stories, so it makes me happy to hear from people who are enjoying them!
Issreal Bissil...
interesting!
Thank you!
Excellent video!
Thank you so much!
Whatever people say, the history of the United States is not as fascinating as that.
Iam a 6th cousin descendant of Temple Reeves & Bud Van Abernathy.Thank you for sharing this amazing documentary &Oklahoma History
Thank you, Richard....you have strong genes. The Abernathys were amazing, and it all worked out! Thanks for posting
But why did people move to Texas before AC?
Land and opportunity. I met someone who grew up in southern Texas without AC. Very irritable at times.
Excellent point, but "wide open spaces...." Lots of room for cattle! And in those days, I don't think anyone even thought about being cool inside a building. Thanks for watching.
As a naturalized texan, its hard to believe others existed with a/c at all.
@@TexasTerpz27Thanks for posting!
I think you deserve way more views and subscribers. Greetings from Scotland.
Thank you so much! I love producing the content, but you are absolutely right that I ought to do more to send these out. Thanks so much for watching!
Rope? To pull lanterns up?
Admiral Twin from the movie The Outsiders is still alive and well 😁
Interesting! Thank you.
Some would not All😊
The History Guy has a Better channel about the Bread slicer. He has alot more & Better information.
Thank you....I'll check it out. I do the best I can.
Almost 100 years before hockey goalies started wearing masks
Wow...I did not know that! Horrifying.
Early hockey was played with a flat stick, making a slap shot nearly impossible to shoot, so it made some sense not to protect the face, the puck wasn’t traveling up to the head/shoulder area as much back then, nor was it going all THAT fast.
I absolutely love it. Thanks
Thank you!
Привет я желаю тибе щастя ты харашо снимаиш
Thank you.
I remember - perhaps during the 1970's - Amrican cars charged extra for a mirror on the right side, while they were standard on Japanese cars. I don't know about the European ones.
That’s fascinating…I didn’t know that. Thank you!
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Wentworth Cheswell a BLACK 🖤 man rode with Paul Revere and the actual warning ⚠️ The Regulars are coming Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!
Thank you! I did not know that. If there is enough info on him, he is worthy of a story.
Fascinating!
Thank you!
I find these history videos fascinating. I watched your video on candyland and love it. You have alot of unique history videos.
Thank you so much!
I have my flesh colored push button phone.
amazing how things have changed!
There are old photos of Nokia cell phones early years. Also Annunaki also shows an iPad and I think a phone. I saw this. The Lost Arc could be a cell tower. My idea. There were quite a few Arcs found around the world. Suppose to be one on Oak Island. ET call home. Great expansion on this topic would be good to put together.
Thanks for your thoughts!
I understood that Revere, who really had a more French sounding name, was unable to complete his mission. A young woman took over and successfully warned the colonist. This was on a history channel program.