Watch Annie Oakley shooting at glass balls, 1894
Annie Oakley shooting at glass balls, 1894.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Washington, D.C.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.There are more than 25 different types of popcorn.
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Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library; CC-BY-SA 4.0 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)An overview of the Globe Theatre, where many of William Shakespeare's plays were first performed. The theater was located in Southwark, across the River Thames from the City of London.
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© World Science Festival (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Alan Alda discussing the work of Marie Curie, the subject of his 2011 play Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie.
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© Behind the News (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Reviving the medieval sport of jousting.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Even tug-of-war once held its own as a respected Olympic sport.
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Great Museums Television (A Britannica Publishing Partner)A discussion of P.T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City, from the documentary Riches, Rivals & Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.What were Russell Crowe and Paul Mescal getting themselves into?
