Eclipse Mania gripped the imaginations of people throughout the 1800s, much like today. With advancements in science and technology human perception of celestial events changed dramatically. A burgeoning middle class in Europe and America combined with improvements in transportation, more people could experience the path of totality to
Inventions and Discoveries of the Industrial Revolution defined today’s world.
Strange nineteenth-century customs, holidays and events echo in today’s world.
Victorian Age fashion pushed forward into greater freedom.
Advances in the Industrial Era spawned secret places, many of which you can still visit.
Nellie Bly and other Victorian Era visionaries blazed trails to your future.
Explore pets, plants and other 19th century natural wonders and people who protected them.
Rival journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland raced around the world in 1889. Facing treacherous…
