Improv Everywhere causes scenes of chaos
and joy in public places. Created in August
of 2001 by Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere
has executed over 80 missions involving
thousands of undercover agents. The group
is based in New York City. These pranksters
do things to make people smile, not embarrass them.
Do you want to know what a website looked like
like back years ago? How about
the FDR Pearl Harbor audio clip?
You can find them on Archive.orgArchive.org is a digital library
open 24/7.
America has launched countless spaceships and put a man on the moon,
explored Mars, and sent and glimpsed the far reaches of space. NASA has documented its work. And it has built a large collection of
extraordinary photographs. You can view the photo archive at GRIN (Great Images in NASA), . You'll see
historical pictures and photos of spacecraft. There are also photos of
astronauts and images from space. You can get cool posters and pictures for your home from this site!
Many of the photos aren't under copyright and they are free to use. Just
make sure to read the copyright information before using a picture to verify
you are allowed to use it for your purpose.
Have you installed a new version of a program, but wish you didn't? You want to go back to
an older version, but can't find the installation media? This site has
older versions of popular programs.
You and someone else are paired up. You are each presented with
the same image. The idea is for each person to type things in
that describe the image within a certain amount of time. If the descriptions match,
that info is used in Google's DB for the image. You get
"points" for matching descriptions.
Has someone sent you an
e-mail saying that
Microsoft will give a million dollars
if you forward it on to ten people?
How about the story about
the person that died because they
died from drinking
too much Coca-Cola along with
pop-rocks candy?
Check them out on this online "Mythbusters"
All of their research is referenced, so you too can
go back to the source.
This is an easy to use and free
streaming music site. Here you can
“build stations” around a particular
style of music or an entire genre.
A must for any music lover.
The government has more than 10 billion paper records, 30 million photographs and close
to three million maps and charts, all stored in more than 30 buildings around
the country. These historical documents are available to you in our exhibits and research
rooms. Some are on this web site. Visit
America's
Historical Documents. This site is for
the general public, genealogists/family historians,
veterans and their families, educators and students,
researchers, records managers,
preservation and archives professionals,
federal employees, members of Congress,
and press/journalists.
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo
archive, stretching from the 1750s to today.
Most were never published and are now available
for the first time through the joint work of LIFE
and Google. Examples: