Invented by accident in the 1920s, the unusual electronic instrument is hard to master but offers an enticing reward: freedom.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Twenties
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Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?
Battery-operated vehicles were a mainstay more than a hundred years ago, but only a few still exist — one happens to be in Jay Leno’s garage.
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100 Years Ago Recording Studios Got a New Tool: Microphones
On Feb. 25, 1925, Art Gillham’s session made history. The technology changed who was heard in recordings, how artists approach their music and how we hear it.
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The First ‘Peter Pan’ Blockbuster Turns 100 but Hasn’t Grown Up
The silent film debuted in 1924 to much fanfare but was later lost. Eventually rediscovered and restored, it has gone on to charm new generations of fans.
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The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance
The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance
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Century-Old Letters Add New Twist to Michigan-Ohio State Rivalry
The New York Times – Sports:Fans have long wondered whether Michigan’s famed coach, Fielding Yost, had a hand in derailing Ohio State’s 1922 season. Newly uncovered correspondence shows exactly how he did it.