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Episode 2: “Order and Disorder
The American Museum
winter of 1841- opened doors for 1st time
Phineas T. Barnum- proprietor
uncanny instinct for the new mass culture emerging in NYC
had a sense of the chaos of the times
programmed something for everyone in museum including a scale model of Dublin for the Irish immigrants
popular attractions: mermaid from Fiji, a knitting machine operated by a dog, a bearded girl, a 25-inch midget named General Tom Thumb, the original Siamese twins and the ‘what is it?’
idea was to draw a paying crowd no matter what
from the day it opened, it was a stunning success
had a 27 year run
The little ice age14th-19th centuries were known as “the little ice age”
millions die from coldness
history’s most recent big hard chill
1653- in the French Alps, priest set off to try to confront a titanic river of ice-glaciers thought to have been possessed by the devil
devastated impact on much of the world
seasons so cold the year was known as the year without a summer
mystery as to what had caused it
many scientists believe that this can and will happen again
climatologists have noted that humans are vulnerable to even the smallest changes
rioting mobs in all areas of Europe demanded more food form the government because so many crops had been destroyed by the weather
weather pushed Americans towards the west
around 1850, the little ice age came to an abrupt end
global warming might cause another ice age
The Panama Canal
locks were constructed in 36 foot sections
end to end, the locks were 1,000 feet long and 110 feet wide
in 1913, when the last concrete was being poured, whole towns were being taken apart like stage sets
the Canal would provide its own power
Panama became an attraction site for tourists
grand opening: August 15, 1914- finished ahead of schedule and it cost less than estimated
complete 50 mile crossing takes approximately 9 hours
Canal remains one of the busiest sea lanes in the world
as of January 1, 2000 the canal belongs to Panama
guaranteed to stay an open waterway to all nations
U.S. has the right to protect and defend that neutrality