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Come into the kitchen with Dinah Shore (1967)

Come into the kitchen with Dinah "My kitchen is home to me," says Dinah Shore -- singer, TV hostess, cook. And her newly remodeled kitchen is a warm, comfor... Read more...

Nichelle Nichols: She’s hoping dream becomes reality (1968)

Wonder Woman sexy, but patriotic (1977)

Motown is rocking – and selling – in Detroit (1965)

How Judy Garland’s career began (1942)

George Lucas on the gamble and success of Star Wars (1977)

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Nichelle Nichols: She’s hoping dream becomes reality (1968)

Lizzie Borden & the infamous axe murders (1892)

WWII newspaper headlines from the D-Day invasion of France (1944)

A day with Helen Keller (1906)

George Lucas on the gamble and success of Star Wars (1977)

Build a dream-come-true play house in your backyard (1962)

Food & recipes: Tasty classic treats

This is our history

The retro futuristic new look of TWA (1963)

This year, more people will be flying more places than ever before -- on the most powerful, most comfortable commercial jetliners ever built.

How Thomas Edison shaped our world (1964)

Here's a look back from 1964 at the career of "American folk hero" Thomas Edison.

Hula hoopers are whooping it up (1958)

Hula hoopers are whooping it up! How agile are you? The hula hoop, latest toy to send everyone into a spin, has hit t... Read more...

Homes and gardens from days gone by

True crime

Lizzie Borden & the infamous axe murders (1892)

Here's a news story about the Lizzie Borden double murder from just 5 days after the killings. Soon, this sensationally dramatic tale would rivet the nation.

Stop your kids from becoming juvenile delinquents (1958)

When I was a kid, we had the same desire to loot and pillage and rape as these kids today, we were as savage as kids always are, but at the same time we knew that our parents and all other grownups were unalterably opposed to it, and we didn't do it.