Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Youtube in 1912

If 1912 had the access to the glorious online world we call Youtube, wouldn't they have a few interesting (and hilarious) things to film? The correct answer is yes, and with that: Welcome to the blog post where I give some examples of these "happenings" people would post in 1912.

Well, we know that the natural reaction of humans today when they see something out of the ordinary is to tweet, facebook, youtube or instagram it. With that in mind, I've thought up a couple scenarios of some 1912 citizens seeing what we may call historical sites.

APRIL, 1912:

If you're a history buff, such as myself, then you know that April was the month that the "unsinkable" ship, The Titanic, sank after colliding with an ice burg in the North Atlantic ocean. I believe that the survivors would've taken as many pictures as they could of the sinking ship they were on just moments ago.

Source: Wikipedia

SEPTEMBER, 1912:

I'm no athlete, so I looked this day up online, and found out it was the day that the Red Sox pitcher, Joe Wood, tied the record for 16 straight wins. I believe that the commentators would've filmed the winning hit, and the video would've gone viral.