The History Source on Instagram: "In the 1950s, the bongo board became a brief fitness fad, combining balance training with a sense of fun. The simple board-and-roller setup was marketed as a way to get in shape. Balance board training has remained a go-to exercise for improving coordination and core strength, but this vintage footage reminds us that fitness fads are far from a modern trend. From 80s-era jazzercise to the hula hoop craze of the 1920s, the pursuit of staying fit has sparked creat

The History Source on Instagram: "On this day in 1918, The Armistice agreement was signed, marking the end of World War I hostilities between the Allies and Germany. Signed on November 11, 1918, in a railway carriage in Compiègne, France, the armistice officially took effect at the symbolic hour of the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. This agreement was negotiated after Germany’s deteriorating military and economic situation forced it to seek peace. The armistice paved th