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September 19, 2021

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SHADOWLAND's Art Deco Artist A.M. Hopfmuller

Artist A.M. Hopfmuller designed the dazzling art deco covers of the Brewster Publications Jazz-age arts and entertainment magazine SHADOWLAND from 1919-1923. Hopfmuller's grand-daughter-in-law Ruth Hamann shared her memories of the…

September 15, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun from September 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from September, 1931: Herman Mankiewicz produces Monkey Business, starring Zeppo & the other Marx Brothers; blues singer Annette Hanshaw records I Don't Know Why; George…

September 8, 2021

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Done in September 1951

Boomer Trivia From January 1951: Daytime soap operas Search for Tomorrow & Love of Life debut; Florence Chadwick is the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways; Emil…

August 29, 2021

The Crinoline Girl, Alma Ashcraft

Although other stations would feature a "Crinoline Girl" during the golden age of radio in the 1920s-1940s, Alma seems to have been the most famous. Radio Dial featured WCKY radio station…

August 26, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From August 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from August, 1931: Bing Crosby records the hit songs Dancing in the Dark, & Stardust; Agatha Christie's The Murder at Hazelmoor is published; Transatlantic, Tabu…

August 4, 2021

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Done in August 1951

Boomer Trivia From August 1951: William Randolph Hearst Dies, An American in Paris Premieres Starring Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Championship Leslie Caron Film Debut in…

July 28, 2021

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Fascinating Facts From July 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from July, 1940: Sonja Henie marries millionaire golfer & Brooklyn Dodgers (football) team owner Dan Topping; Billboard Chart debuts with songwriter Ruth Lowe's #1 Hit…

July 18, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun from July 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from July 1931: Two weddings and a song - Actor Stuart Erwin marries actress June Collyer; Singer Rudy Vallée records As Time Goes By, and…

July 7, 2021

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Done in July 1951

News, Headlines, History, Entertainment & Trivia From July 1951: Korean War Peace Talks begin; Citation is 1st race horse to win $1M; J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye is published…

June 27, 2021

Fascinating Facts From June 1940

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from June, 1940: WWII Battle of France: The 'Miracle of Dunkirk' Evacuation & Nazi Germany Occupation of Paris; Classic movie release - The Mortal Storm…