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Aretha Franklin - Aretha - With The Ray Bryant Combo 1961

Aretha Franklin’s earliest reviews from the ’60s

Just 18 years old, Aretha Franklin moves flawlessly in her vocals -- from spiritual, to blues to jazz and to pop; and her ability as a pianist is something more to reckon with. Aretha is the girl to watch!

Barry Manilow says he likes being middle-of-the-road king (1976)

Chuck Berry, the real daddy of rock ‘n’ roll, goes on a cosmic boogie trip (1972)

Wham-O Magic Window toy memories (1973-1979)

The Beatles’ John Lennon shot and killed in New York (1980)

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The Beatles’ John Lennon shot and killed in New York (1980)

The real Bonnie & Clyde: Texas officers trap and kill notorious duo in shootout (1934)

Observation car on a deluxe overland limited train2

Inside vintage train cars: See a Deluxe Overland Limited Train (1910s)

10 totally trendy ’80s Trapper Keeper notebooks & binders

Groovy walls! 25 vintage wallpaper samples from 1963

Fancy fruit and veg Do-it-yourself garnishes (1965)

Fancy fruit & veg! Do-it-yourself garnishes (1965)

Food & recipes: Tasty classic treats

This is our history

The ’50s Hula Hoop fad gets millions twirling and whirling (1958)

A simple and inexpensive new toy - known as the Hula Hoop - has thousands of the nation's children and many of its adults shaking their hips to make the hoop spin.

Amerigo Vespucci - Martin Waldseemüller map in color

How did America get its name? Find out, plus see some of the oldest maps of the United States

How did America get its name? The man from whom the continents got their names was an especially fascinating character of the late 15th century.

Cocaine-laced Coca-Cola introduced (1886)

Did Coca-Cola once have cocaine in it? Amazingly, yes. Originally marketed as a health drink when it debuted in the 1880s, Coca-Cola was said to cure everything from a migraine (aka "sick headache") to physical exhaustion to depression.

Homes and gardens from days gone by

True crime

The Beatles’ John Lennon shot and killed in New York (1980)

Former Beatle John Lennon shot and killed in New York: The musician who set the beat for a revolutionary youth generation in the 1960s, was shot to death outside his Manhattan home.

The real Bonnie & Clyde: Texas officers trap and kill notorious duo in shootout (1934)

After a lengthy crime spree, Bonnie & Clyde were finally caught and killed in 1934: Clyde Barrow, the Southwest's No. 1 outlaw, and his gunwoman companion, Bonnie Parker, were trapped and shot dead by Texas and Louisiana officers.

Still unsolved: Hogan’s Heroes actor Bob Crane murdered (1978)

Actor Bob Crane murdered: The glib, boyish star of the six-year television series "Hogan's Heroes," was found beaten to death in an apartment in Scottsdale, Arizona in June 1978. The case remains unsolved.

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John McCain after being released in 1973

Ex-POW John McCain tells the story of his captivity in Vietnam (1973)

The third-generation carrier sailor parachuted into Truc Ban Lake northwest of Hanoi while his stricken jet plunged into a factory compound. I was going at 500 knots, inverted, and my plane was a spinning fireball. At 4,000 feet, I ejected."

Aretha Franklin’s earliest reviews from the ’60s

Just 18 years old, Aretha Franklin moves flawlessly in her vocals -- from spiritual, to blues to jazz and to pop; and her ability as a pianist is something more to reckon with. Aretha is the girl to watch!