Short Takes: Unexpected Ships – The Unexpectedly Longest Ship

A Naval Academy riddle sends us across the vast, tractless oceans in search of The Longest Ship in Navy History. Explore a mystery spanning nearly 700 miles from the Mid-Atlantic region up to New England in order to discover the unexpectedly longest ship the Navy ever (sort of) put to sea! https://youtu.be/1xShmPl5Qkw #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #ShortTakes, … Continue reading Short Takes: Unexpected Ships – The Unexpectedly Longest Ship

Short Takes – Vulcan!

Birmingham, Alabama boasts a giant world record—the largest cast iron statue on the planet! Created to represent Birmingham during the 1904 World’s Fair, Vulcan today stands atop a towering pedestal, forever examining a spear he just forged. Learn the history of this unique piece of Americana—and how a Roman god came to symbolize an American … Continue reading Short Takes – Vulcan!

Short Takes – Fort Donelson

The early days of the Civil War appeared to foreshadow only defeat and humiliation for the Union, but an obscure general from Illinois forever altered that narrative. Take a trip to the quiet, beautiful hills of northwestern Tennessee and learn how Ulysses Grant gave the Union its first real victory when he capture Fort Donelson. … Continue reading Short Takes – Fort Donelson

Short Takes – Unexpected Ships: The Unexpected Mast

Fort Knox is famous as home to the United States’ gold depository and the General George Patton Museum, but a quiet corner presents a most unexpected site for an Army post—the mast of a bygone battleship. Discover the unexpected mast of USS Kentucky’s (BB 6) aboard Fort Knox! https://youtu.be/QzxeNwureDQ #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #Kentucky, #battleship, #FortKnox, #shorttakes, … Continue reading Short Takes – Unexpected Ships: The Unexpected Mast

Short Takes: Unexpected Ships – Ticonderoga

An unexpected ship pops up in the middle of the stunning Vermont countryside. This elegant paddlewheel steamer used to ply the waters of the Great Lakes until the Shelburne Museum acquired it in the 1950s. Come aboard and learn the story of the Ticonderoga! https://youtu.be/zVaUTnvyX24 #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #shorttakes, #unexpectedships, #steamboat, #steamer, #ship, #paddlewheel, #GreatLakes, #Vermont, … Continue reading Short Takes: Unexpected Ships – Ticonderoga

Short Takes – The Pony Express

Come ride along with the Pony Express here on Short Takes! Looming large in the mythos of the American Wild West, the Pony Express only operated for 18 months before fading into history. Come take a brief look at the United States’ first transcontinental high-speed mail delivery system! https://youtu.be/J319KWEDWZE #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #ponyexpress, #shorttakes, #wildwest, #western, … Continue reading Short Takes – The Pony Express

Short Takes; Unexpected Ships – The Unexpected Propeller

Discover another of the Unexpected Ships here on Short Takes! Find out how an unexpected propeller in the middle of Delaware heralds the story of USS Shangri-La, the only ship in Navy history to be named for a mythical place! https://youtu.be/6jWAlToOEO0 #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #shorttakes, #unexpectedships, #USSShangriLa, #USSShangri-La, #ShangriLa, #Shangri-La, #history, #Navy, #aircraftcarrier, #warship, #carrier, #navalaviation,

Short Takes – Music to My Ears!

The dawn of the sound recording industry can be found in a small museum nestled in historic Dover, Delaware. Take a short tour with me around the Johnson Victrola Museum and glimpse the beginnings of today’s multi-billion-dollar music industry! https://youtu.be/d0bBYveMeGs #nathanelmiller, #sparks1524, #victrola, #dover, #delaware, #johnsonvictrolamuseum, #museum, #museums, #music, #soundrecording, #musicrecording,

Short Takes – Totally Worth It

NEW SHORT TAKES VIDEO!! Battery Worth is one of the many gun emplacements built on the grounds of the ever-evolving Fort Pickens in northwest Florida during the fort's active lifetime. Today part of Gulf Islands National Seashore, Battery Worth provides a unique insight into the development of coastal defense doctrine during the late 19th and … Continue reading Short Takes – Totally Worth It

Short Takes – First Crossing

NEW VIDEO!! Take a Short Takes break and travel back to 1919 to soar across the Atlantic with the first aircraft to successfully cross ANY ocean—the giant NC-4 flying boat! Largely lost in the shadow of later aerial conquests, the NC-4 is the aircraft that proved the viability of transoceanic flight!! https://youtu.be/z8HRxdnwlFo #nathanelmiller, #sparks1524, #shorttakes, … Continue reading Short Takes – First Crossing