Category: Historic
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Pieces of media that have either left a historic impact or media that was the first of a genre/type of media or was the first to perform an innovation (first piece of recorded audio, first color cartoon, etc).
Pages in category "Historic"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 543 total.
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- The 120 Days of Sodom (found novel by Marquis de Sade; 1785)
- 15.000 Dibujos (partially found Chilean animated film; 1942)
- 1916-1922 Universal Film Trophy Races (lost footage of AAA races; 1916-1922)
- 1931 Epsom Derby (lost televised footage of horse racing event; 1931)
- 1934 Philo T. Farnsworth broadcasts (lost early television demonstrations; 1934)
- 1936 Summer Olympics (lost television coverage of Berlin Games; 1936)
- 1937 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1937)
- 1937 International Imperial Trophy Race (lost footage of motor race; 1937)
- 1937 Wimbledon Championships (partially found footage of tennis tournament; 1937)
- 1938 Ashes Series (partially found footage of international test cricket match; 1938)
- 1938 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1938)
- 1938 Pennsylvania Quakers football season (lost early televised college football games; 1938)
- 1939 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1939)
- 1939 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (lost experimental NBC broadcast of parade; 1939)
- 1947 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1947)
- 1948 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1948)
- 1948 Summer Olympics (partially found television coverage of London Games; 1948)
- 1949 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1949)
- 1950 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1950)
- 1951 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1951)
- 1952 Coupe de France Final (partially found footage of football match; 1952)
- 1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)
- 1953 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)
- 1954 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)
- 1954 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)
- 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans (partially found footage of World Sports Car Championship race; 1955)
- 1955 Dutch Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)
- 1955 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)
- 1955 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)
- 1955 Scottish Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1955)
- 1956 Belgian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)
- 1956 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)
- 1956 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)
- 1956 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)
- 1956 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)
- 1956 Southern Junior Floodlight Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1956)
- 1957 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)
- 1957 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)
- 1958 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)
- 1958 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)
- 1958 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)
- 1958 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)
- 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)
- 1959 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)
- 1959 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)
- 1959 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)
- 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)
- 1960 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)
- 1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)
- 1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)
- 1960 Dutch Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)
- 1960 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)
- 1960 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)
- 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)
- 1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)
- 1961 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1961)
- 1961 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1961)
- 1961 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1961)
- 1961 United States Grand Prix (lost footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1961)
- 1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)
- 1962 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)
- 1964 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)
- 1965 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)
- 1966 FIFA World Cup Final (partially found original colour film of international football match; 1966)
- 1967 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1967)
- 1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)
- 1968 Football League Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1968)
- 1968 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)
- 1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)
- 1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)
- 1971 WFA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1971)
- 1972 Bowman-Gray 100 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand American Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)
- 1973 Texas 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)
- 1974 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)
- 1975 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)
- 1975 World 600 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)
- 1976 Jimmy Bryan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)
- 1976 Riverside 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)
- 1976 WFA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1976)
- 1976 Winston 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1978 Daily Express Indy Silverstone (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)
- 1978 Daily Mail Indy Trophy (partially found CBS and BBC One footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)
- 1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; 1979)
- 1979 California 500 (lost footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)
- 1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)
- 1980 Primera Copa Mexico 150 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)
- 1982 Eastern 150 (lost footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)
- 1982 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)
- 1982 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC broadcast of parade; 1982)
- 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC broadcast of parade; 1989)
- 1992 Atlanta 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1992)
- 1998 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC broadcast of parade; 1998)
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- A Day With SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (non-existent unauthorized direct-to-DVD mockumentary film; 2011)
- ABS-CBN (lost final sign-off of Filipino TV channel; 1972)
- The Actress (lost silent film; 1928)
- The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican (found early animated TV series; 1950s)
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (lost unfinished Italian animated film based on novel; 1930s)
- AfterMASH "Wet Feet" (found final episode of "M*A*S*H" spin-off series; mid 1980s)
- Agent 00 (lost Filipino spy action-comedy film; 1981)
- Aladdin (found Howard Ashman treatment of Disney animated film; 1988)
- Albert Fish's final statement (lost handwritten notes of American serial killer; 1936)
- Alexandra Palace's wartime television demonstrations (lost footage of private television transmissions; 1943, 1945)
- Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney shorts; 1920s)
- Alice in Wonderland (partially lost original draft of Disney animated film; 1939)
- Amadís de Gaula (lost chapters of chivalric romance books; 14th century)
- Ann and Harold (lost early BBC drama television series; 1938)
- Anne of Green Gables (lost American silent film adaptation of Canadian novel; 1919)
- Apollo 11 (lost original SSTV master tape footage of moon landing; 1969)
- El Apóstol (lost Argentinian first feature animated film; 1917)
- Archery (lost early televised toxophily; 1937-1938)
- Arirang (lost Korean silent film; 1926)
- Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield United (lost radio commentary of football match; 1927)
- Arsenal 7-1 Hibernian (lost footage of charity football match; 1952)
- Arsenal vs Arsenal Reserves (lost footage of early BBC televised football match; 1937)
- Atlético Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid (lost footage of El Derbi Madrileño La Liga football match; 1958)
- Atomic Sunrise Festival (partially found footage and soundtrack of British music festival; 1970)
B
- Babe Comes Home (lost silent film; 1927)
- Babushka Lady photos (lost photographs of John. F Kennedy assassination; existence unconfirmed; 1963)
- Back to the Future (partially found Eric Stoltz performance as Marty McFly footage of science-fiction film; 1985)
- Barnet 3-2 Wealdstone (lost footage of Athenian League football match; 1946)
- The Basement Tapes (partially found Columbine killers video diary; 1999)
- Batman Dracula (partially found Andy Warhol film; 1964)
- The Battle of Maldon (partially lost old English Poem; date uncertain)
- BBC Election Night (lost coverage of British general elections; 1950-1951)
- The Beatles Cartoon (partially lost skits/bumpers of animated TV series; 1965-1967)
- Bedford Town 1-2 Arsenal (partially found footage of FA Cup match; 1956)
- Beowulf (partially lost medieval literature; 8th-11th century)
- Betty Boop - "Honest Love and True" and "At the Concert" (partially found animated shorts; 1938)
- Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (found Jackie Chan film; 1962)
- The Big City (lost Lon Chaney crime film; 1928)
- Bill Longson vs Whipper Billy Watson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1947)
- Billy Mays (partially found commercials/infomercials starring pitchman; 1980s-2009)
- The Black Cauldron (partially found deleted scenes of Disney animated film; 1985)
- A Blind Bargain (lost silent Lon Chaney film; 1922)
- The Blood Red Tape of Charity (lost Universal silent short propaganda drama film; 1913)
- The Boat Race 1938 (partially found footage of rowing race; 1938)
- The Book of the Wars of the Lord (lost non-canonical biblical book; date unknown)
- Bosko The Talk-Ink Kid (found pilot film of Looney Tunes animated series of shorts; 1929)
- Breaking into the Big League (lost sports drama film; 1913)
- Brendan Behan's 1956 Panorama interview (lost interview footage of Irish playwright; 1956)
- Bret Hart vs Tom Magee (found untelevised professional wrestling match; 1986)
- Brooklyn Dodgers 2-5 6-1 Cincinnati Reds (lost footage of MLB doubleheader; 1939)
- Brooklyn Dodgers 23-14 Philadelphia Eagles (lost footage of NFL game; 1939)
- Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (lost race film; 1942)
- Bryant & May Matches (lost "first commercial ever made"; 1896)
- Buddy Bolden band recording (lost cylinder recording; 1900s)
- The Bullwinkle Show (partially found Bullwinkle puppet segments of animated series; 1961)
- Byron's Memoirs (lost manuscript for unpublished book; 1824)
C
- Caper in the Castro (found Macintosh LGBTQ point & click noir game; 1989)
- Captain Midnight broadcast signal intrusions (partially lost real-time footage of television hijacks; 1986)
- Carnival of Light (lost experimental Beatles song; 1967)
- Castle Sinister (lost early British horror film; 1932)
- The Cat Creeps (partially found horror mystery remake of "The Cat and The Canary" film; 1930)
- The Cat's Pajamas (lost silent comedy film; 1926)
- Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling (lost early BBC televised professional wrestling matches; 1938-1939; 1946-1947)
- The Centaurs (partially lost footage from unfinished Winsor McCay animated short film; 1918-1921)
- Chanticleer (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 1940s-mid 1960s)
- Charlton Athletic 1-0 Blackburn Rovers (lost footage of FA Cup match; 1947)
- Cheez TV (partially found Australian morning wrapper show; 1995-2005)
- Chelsea 1-1 Burnley (partially found footage of FA Cup match; 1956)
- Chelsea 2-0 Sparta Prague (lost footage of international football match; 1957)
- Chika Gentou Gekiga: Shoujo Tsubaki (found Ero Guro anime film; 1992)
- Children of Loneliness (lost exploitation film; 1937)
- Christine Chubbuck (partially found on-air suicide footage of television news reporter; 1974)
- A Christmas Carol (lost silent film adaptation of Charles Dickens novella; 1908)
- Chunhyangjeon (lost Korean sound film; 1935)
- Citizen Kane (partially found colorized footage of drama film; late 1980s)
- Cleopatra (partially found drama film; 1917)
- Clothes-Line (lost early BBC fashion talk show; 1937-1938)
- Collision in Korea (found professional wrestling event in North Korea; 1995)
- Colonel Bleep (partially found animated TV series; 1957-1960)
- Colonel Heeza Liar (partially found theatrical animated series; 1913-1924)
- Columbia Lions 1-2 Princeton Tigers (partially found footage of college baseball game; 1939)
- The Complete and Utter History of Britain (partially found British sketch comedy TV series; 1969)
- Computing News (partially found early computer magazine/newsletter; 1950s-1960s)
- Conductor and Tarantula (lost piano and vocal piece by Igor Stravinsky; 1906)
- Consolatio (partially found philosophical work by ancient Roman philosopher; 45 B.C.)
- Convention City (lost risqué comedy film; 1933)
- Cook's Night Out (lost early BBC cooking show; 1937)
- Coventry Mystery Plays (partially found scripts for plays; 1392-1579)
- Cr6 (lost early internet show; 1997)
- Cracks aka "Crack Master" (found animated "Sesame Street" short; 1975)
- Craftsmen at Work (lost early BBC documentary show; 1938, 1946)
- Creation (partially found production material of unfinished Willis O'Brian film; 1931)
- Creature from The Black Lagoon (lost production material of various unmade remakes/reboots of horror film franchise; 1982-2018)
- The Crowd Roars (lost original version of drama film; 1932)
- Cry Baby Lane (found Nickelodeon TV horror film; 2000)
- The Cure for Insomnia (lost 87-hour-long experimental film; 1987)
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- Daibutsu Kaikoku (lost Japanese kaiju film; 1934)
- The Dark Crystal (partially found high-quality version of workprint/director's cut of puppet fantasy film; early 1980s)
- Darts and Shove Ha'penny (lost early BBC televised darts matches; 1936-1939)
- A Daughter of the Gods (lost fantasy drama film; 1916)
- Day Dreams (partially lost Buster Keaton short; 1922)