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Nikola Tesla life story
Nikola Tesla: The life story of the inventor & scientist who created groundbreaking tech we still use today (1956)

Nikola Tesla helped shape the electrical age with AC power and bold wireless experiments. Explore the inventor behind the headlines.

A signal from Mars - music from 1901
Back in the 1920s, millions of people believed Mars was populated by a super-race of Martians

Back in 1920, lots of people – including media and leading scientists – thought there was an active society on Mars, and that the Martians wanted to talk to us. Find out why they believe that here.

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How Nikola Tesla improved upon Franklin’s pointed lightning rod (1919)

Nikola Tesla filed a US Patent for his improvements on Ben Franklin’s almost 200-year-old lightning rod design.

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Nikola Tesla’s revolutionary ideas included wireless electricity & free power for everyone

Free electricity for everyone? Here’s a look at some predictions from Nikola Tesla from a century ago – some we have seen, others… well, not yet.

 
See some vintage kitchen carpeting from back when they thought it was a good idea
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Actor James Garner biography at ClickAmericana com
James Garner: From reluctant actor to treasured Hollywood mainstay (1950s-2014)
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Dungeons & Dragons: The wildly imaginative game that took over American basements in the ’70s and ’80s
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The real Lizzie Borden story at Click Americana
Lizzie Borden: The notorious murder case that gripped the entire nation in 1892
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Charlie's Angels - The classic TV series from the 1970s and 1980s
Charlie’s Angels: Inside the 70s TV show that launched careers & sparked a national debate
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