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August 25, 2019

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August 1949 Moments in Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from August 1949. The NBA is Formed On August 3rd, 1949 the NBA was formed (National Basketball Association of America) when the BAA (Basketball Association of…

January 6, 2019

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Touring Ireland's Ancient East

My husband and I must have the "luck of the Irish", as we returned to Ireland for another visit. We chose an itinerary that is a little different than the…

November 30, 2018

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History Fix From April 1946

Baby Boomer Trivia From April 1946 Hawaiian Tsunami Today's baby boomers and seniors may remember the April 1, 1946, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 7.4 earthquake that triggered a Pacific Ocean tsunami with…

August 19, 2018

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North to Alaska

A road they said couldn't be built... My dad, Ernie Tomlins, did that twice in his lifetime--went north to Alaska. The first time as a young unmarried man in 1942…

February 5, 2017

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February 1947 Headlines

Baby Boomer Trivia From February 1947: Worst Canadian Railway Blizzard, Angel and the Badman Premiere, Edwin Land & Polaroid Instant Camera Demo Angel and the Badman (John Wayne & Gail Russell…

January 2, 2017

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January 1947 Headlines

Baby Boomer Trivia From January 1947: Canadian Citizenship Act, The Black Dahlia Murder and Suspects Canadian Citizenship Act Established On January 1, 1947 the Canadian Citizenship Act came into effect under…

December 7, 2016

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History Fix from December 1946

Baby Boomer Trivia From December 1946: UNICEF Begins, It's A Wonderful Life, Flamingo Las Vegas Opens UNICEF Forms UNICEF was formed in In December 1946, when the United Nations General Assembly…

November 22, 2016

History Fix from January 1946

Baby Boomer Trivia From August 1946: Jockey George Woolf, Adolf Eichman Escapes, CIA Established On January 3, 1946, Canadian jockey George Woolf "The Iceman" fell off his horse Please Me…

November 7, 2016

History Fix From November 1946

Baby Boomer Trivia From November 1946: First BAA (NBA) Game, JFK Elected Congressman, Thurgood Marshall Escapes Lynch Mob On November 1, 1946 the New York Knicks (short for Knickerbockers) basketball team played the…

October 7, 2016

History Fix From October 1946

Baby Boomer Trivia From October 1946: First Cannes Festival, Canada Savings Bonds Debut, First Space Photos The first Cannes International Film Festival in 1946 ran from September 20th - October…