Selected timeline of U.S. history through ASMR triggers
Video, 1 hour, 12 minutes, 48 seconds
Presented at PRE / CUT, curated by Tyler Matthew Oyer
June 3rd, 2014
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TIMELINE
00:01:57
1626: The Purchase of New Netherland (Manhattan Island)
sorting, scratching, whispered counting
00:06:08
1773/2009: Boston Tea Party / Tea Party Movement
tapping, pouring, whispered rambling
00:11:24
1776: The Declaration of Independence
tapping, scratching, page flipping, whispered rambling
00:19:30
1817: The New York Stock Exchange is Founded
tracing, ripping, crumpling
00:26:00
1861: The American Civil War
crinkling, whispered reading, visual triggers
00:32:36
1869: Construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad
screwing, scratching
00:38:03
1920: Prohibition
tapping, scratching, pouring, screwing
00:43:34
1920: Women's Suffrage
crumpling, ripping, tapping, scratching
00:46:46
1959: Hawaii Becomes the 50th State
massage simulation
00:50:40
1960s: Counterculture
scratching, braiding, crumpling, visual stimulation
00:53:33
2003: Invasion of Iraq
role play, scalp massage simulation
00:58:24
2004: Elk Grove Unified School v. Newdow, regarding the religious connotation of the Pledge of Allegiance
tapping, scratching, whispered ramblings
01:02:25
2007: First iPhone is Released
tapping, whispers
01:04:53
2011: Osama Bin Laden is Killed
tapping, scratching, page flipping
01:08:12
2013: Amazon Prime Air, a drone delivery system, is announced
tapping, scratching, whispers