News Through the Ages /
Timeblazers Jen and Sam travel back in history with Alex to show him that getting the news out is a major part of the history story. First we learn about the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier who ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated. Next we lear...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Chip Taylor Communications,
[2005]
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| Series: | Timeblazers: History and More.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Timeblazers Jen and Sam travel back in history with Alex to show him that getting the news out is a major part of the history story. First we learn about the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier who ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated. Next we learn about two ancient newspaper-type publications- the Acta Diurna and Chinese news sheets called tipao. During the Middle Ages, being the Town Crier was not the most popular career. Finally, we learn of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press that began mass printing; and Samuel Morse's telegraph code that the led to electronic news. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released by Chip Taylor Communications, 2005. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 13, 2014. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (24 min., 10 sec.)) : sound, colour |
| Audience: | 3 - 5, 6 - 8 |