Watch magic on a stick Gomovies. This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
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For those who heart history and the great city of Chicago, this film will take you through time with a small child and his nervous babysitter. Feel...
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In one of those wonderful coincidences of history, lumière, the French word for “light,” was also the last name of brothers...
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Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass...
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This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later...
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This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico.
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The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearly destroyed her, and her resuscitation to join in...
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Kherson, Ukraine's embattled city, has endured invasion, occupation, and liberation. On February 24, 2022, Russian tanks entered Kherson, leading to...
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This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of...
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In the midst of one of the most significant moments in human history - the Moon landing - a guy working at a NASA warehouse has his own little...
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The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
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This entry in John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" series is about the great moments in the lives of famous men who found found an answer or made a great...