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Join The History Guy from YouTube in conversation about his videos and various topics in history. Here you can find behind-the-scenes peeks of the set and The History Cats. Share ideas for future videos or ask questions of both the community and The History Guy himself. Early releases and the occasional extras are available for supporting members.
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The History Guy@TheHistoryGuy
August 29, 2025
Future History: Time Capsules
Just two days ago the world got to see an extraordinary bit of buried history. The contents of a time capsule laid by Princess Diana in 1991 at the Great Ormond Street hospital were announced. The announcement prompted this lover of forgotten history think about time capsules, repositories of history that are, actually, history themselves.
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There is a surprising, and little known, history connecting goats and the US Navy. But, then again, goats themselves have a surprising history.
