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THE GOOD OLD USA, RIGHT?

Economic Context Cost of Living The median household income was approximately $11,100. Inflation was high, impacting living costs significantly. Population Growth The global population reached around 4 billion, reflecting a doubling over the next 50 years. Life in 1974 was marked by significant political upheaval, cultural milestones, and economic challenges, shaping the social fabric of […]

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“Honey West” TV Series

Honey West is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC during the 1965–1966 television season. Based upon a series of novels that had launched in 1957, the series starred Anne Francis as female private detective Honey West and John Ericson as her partner, Sam Bolt. As in the Burke’s Law episode introducing […]

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MISTER MAGOO – INSOMNIAC

Mr. Magoo’s first appearance was in the theatrical short cartoon The Ragtime Bear (1949), scripted by Millard Kaufman. His creation was a collaborative effort; animation director John Hubley is said to have partly based the character on his uncle Harry Woodruff, and W. C. Fields was another source of inspiration. In a legend circulating among […]

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Movie Theater Beginnings

The First Movie Theater When and where was the first movie theater? The first theater in the world exclusively devoted to showing motion pictures was the Nickelodeon, which was opened on June 19, 1905 in Pittsburgh, Penn. The theater was the creation of Harry Davis and John P. Harris who moved 96 seats into an […]

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STUMP THE STARS GAME SHOW 1963

          Initially titled Pantomime Quiz Time and later Stump the Stars, is an American television game show produced and hosted by Mike Stokey. Running from 1947—1959, it has the distinction of being one of the few television series—along with The Arthur Murray Party; Down You Go; The Ernie Kovacs Show, The […]

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 “The Ann Sothern Show” 

Sitcom Written by: Tom Adair Directed by: James V. Kern Starring: Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Ann Tyrrell No. of seasons: 3 No. of episodes: 92 Producer(s): Arthur Hoffe Cinematography: Robert Pittack Running time: 24 mins. Original release: October 6, 1958 – September 25, 1961 The Ann Sothern Show is an American sitcom starring Ann Sothern […]

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“Miracle on 34th Street (2/5) Movie CLIP – Santa Won’t Lie to Susan (1947) HD” 

Directed byGeorge Seaton Produced by William Perlberg; Screenplay by George Seaton; Story by Valentine Davies; Starring: Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood. The 97-minute film was released in 1947. Miracle on 34th Street (initially released in the United Kingdom as The Big Heart is a 1947 Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by George […]

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A Town Called Blue (yesterday in your heart)

Originally posted on: MissBackInTheDayUSA featured image source:  popular mechanics CAR HOPS N’ DRIVE INS! Precious memories are eventful consisting of colors, fragrances, sounds and/or descriptive words that stimulate our senses and give vision to past experiences. Our USA times and culture are treasured in many ways. Without history there is no nostalgia; without nostalgia, there is no […]

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The Famous BLT

A BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato) is a type of bacon sandwich. The standard BLT is made up of four ingredients: bacon, lettuce, tomato, and bread. The BLT evolved from the tea sandwiches served at a similar time to the club sandwich, although it is unclear when the name BLT became the norm. HISTORY A […]

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The Pink Panther Show

The Pink Panther is a British-American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic Pink Panther film in 1963. The role of Clouseau was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers. Most […]

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Sue Thompson “Norman”

  Sue Thompson was an American pop and country music singer. She is best known for the million selling hits “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” and “Norman”, both pop hits in the 1960s. Within only a year, she had divorced Martin to marry Hank Penny, a comedian and singer. Penny and Thompson hosted a TV […]

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“Don’t Hang Up”

  Don’t Hang Up” is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group The Orlons. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the […]

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WHAT YOU GOT COOKIN’?

Image By Pinterest TheApronMuseum/WorldRecordAcademy.org Aprons have been made and worn for centuries. The appreciation of the art, fashion and history of aprons began a few years ago and continues with magazine articles, exhibits, books, collectors and the new Apron Museum in Iuka, Mississippi. The Apron Museum is the only museum in the country dedicated to […]

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MY LITTLE MARGIE

My Little Margie premiered on CBS as the summer replacement for I Love Lucy on June 16, 1952, under the sponsorship of Philip Morris cigarettes (when the series moved to NBC for its third season in the fall of 1953, Scott Paper Company became its sponsor). In an unusual move, the series—with the same leads—aired […]

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The Peter Gunn Theme

Peter Gunn was an American private eye television series which aired on NBC and later on ABC networks from 1958 to 1961. The arrangement on this video was performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra! The music was originally written and orchestrated by Henri Mancini.

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The Untouchables – TV Series

The Untouchables is an American crime drama produced by Desilu Productions that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the ABC television network. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it fictionalizes the experiences of Ness as a Prohibition agent fighting crime in Chicago in the 1930s with the […]

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AS TIME PASSES BY

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Remembering ROLLER DERBY… Girls fighting & bumping while skating….. and guys doing the same

The Courtesy of Pinterest Roller Derby, a roller skate contact team sport comprised initially of female opponents was first televised in in the 1940s and extended well into the 1970s. The Courtesy of Pinterest The Olympic auditorium was the home for Roller Derby’s Los Angeles T-Birds. Who can forget John Hall, Red Smart; Teri Lynch; […]

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A Most Nostalgic Pancake Parlor

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON: AmericaOnCoffee Waffles,Griddle Cakes, Flapjacks or Hotcakes… Call them whatever you like they’re still an American tradition…AOC Polly’s Pancake Parlor The History The building which houses “Polly’s Pancake Parlor” was built about 1830. It was originally used as a carriage shed and was later used for storage of firewood. During the depression of […]

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