This Was Nifty in July 1950
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from July, 1950: America's First Korean War Battles; James Stewart Stars in Broken Arrow & Winchester '73, Your Hit Parade Premieres on Television Jimmy Stewart…
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Fashion in Advertising..because
How do you run a highly successful advertising campaign for over 20 years, for an "unmentionable" product? If you're Johnson & Johnson, you successfully pussy-foot around it for decades and…
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This Was Nifty in June 1950
News Headlines & Boomer Entertainment Trivia from June, 1950: North Korea invades South Korea and begins the Korean War; Sierra is released, starring divorcing newlyweds Audie Murphy and Wandra Hendrix;…
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June 1949 Moments in Time
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from June, 1949: Classic Movie Release - Jimmy Stewart in The Stratton Story; First Women Graduates of Harvard Medical School; George Orwell's 1984 is Published.…
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June 1947 Headlines
News Headlines & Baby Boomer Entertainment Trivia From June, 1947: The Diary of Anne Frank is Published, Classic Movie Release - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Pan American Airlines Offers…
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What Was New in May 1952?
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from May, 1952 - Film-Noir Premiere: Arthur Franz and The Sniper; Blue Tango is #1 Song of 1952, Radio's Ma Perkins Starring Virginia Payne Wins…
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Leviathans of Sea & Air: WWI Flying Boats
The first seaplane or "Flying Boat" was built in 1914 by pioneering aviation pilot and aircraft designer Glenn Curtiss, and former British Navy officer John Cyril Porte, in an attempt…
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This Was Nifty in May 1950
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from May, 1950 - Elizabeth Taylor Gets Married Twice in One Month; 2200-Year-Old Tollund Man Dug Up in Denmark; Humphrey Bogart & Gloria Grahame are…
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A Look Inside Jazz Age SHADOWLAND
Billed as "The Handsomest Magazine in the World" when it debuted in September 1919, browsing though an edition of SHADOWLAND is like taking a journey back to a unique time…
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May 1949 Moments in Time
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia: Classic Film-Noir Movie release - The Window; West Gemany is Founded; Ghost Riders in the Sky is #1 Hit Song for Vaughn Monroe The Window…
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