Historical Figures You Didn't Know Were Recorded

<p>Today I explore some of the oldest and most fascinating <strong>historical voice recordings</strong> ever captured. From the <strong>oldest human voice ever recorded</strong> in 1860 to the voices of <strong>Thomas Edison, Theodore Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Albert Einstein, Walt Whitman, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Benjamin Harrison, Pyotr Tchaikovsky</strong>, and more, these are the real voices of people most of us have only encountered in history books.</p><p>Some of these recordings changed history. Others survived by pure luck. Either way, hearing these famous historical figures speak in their own voices is an incredible reminder that these weren&#39;t just names on a page. They were real people.</p><p>If you enjoy <strong>history, historical recordings, famous speeches, lost audio, old technology, inventions, presidents, science, literature, World War II, and educational documentaries</strong>, you&#39;re in the right place.</p><p>If you enjoy episodes like this, I&#39;d appreciate you subscribing and joining me for more fascinating stories from history every week.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li><p>Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. (n.d.). <em>Voice recording of Benjamin Harrison (1890).</em></p></li><li><p>Einstein, A. (1945, December 10). <em>Voice of America broadcast.</em></p></li><li><p>Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE). (1942). <em>Mannerheim–Hitler private conversation recording.</em></p></li><li><p>First Sounds Collaborative. (2008). <em>Phonautograph recordings of Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville.</em></p></li><li><p>Jacobsen, A., &amp; Earhart, A. (n.d.). <em>Speech by Amelia Earhart.</em> Library of Congress.</p></li><li><p>Library of Congress. (n.d.). <em>History of the cylinder phonograph.</em></p></li><li><p>Library of Congress. (n.d.). <em>Theodore Roosevelt: The Right of the People to Rule.</em></p></li><li><p>Smithsonian National Museum of American History. (n.d.). <em>Edison&#39;s Talking Machine.</em></p></li><li><p>Tennyson, A. (1890). <em>The Charge of the Light Brigade.</em> British Library Sound Archive.</p></li><li><p>Walt Whitman Archive. (n.d.). <em>America (Wax Cylinder Recording).</em> University of Nebraska–Lincoln.</p></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Music thanks to Zapsplat.</p><p>#History #HistoricalRecordings #Historicalaudio #Educational #HistoryFacts #DidYouKnow #FunFacts #LearnOnSpotify</p><p><br></p>