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St Elsewhere has a long and healthy run (1982-1988)

For six years, the NBC series St Elsewhere literally set the standard for network programming, offering a consistently high level of realistic writing, ensemble acting, narrative experimentation and outrageous humor.

Bea Arthur talks ‘Maude’ – the TV show made just for her (1977)

‘Hogan’s Heroes’ star Bob Crane on finding the humor in war (1965)

Now hear this! Top 10 audio cassette tape tips from the ’70s

Getting real with vintage reel-to-reel tape recorders

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Victorian etiquette: 72 simple rules for men while at the dinner table (1889)

12 ideas from the Impossible Pie recipe booklet (1982)

Mobile homes: The hot housing trend of the ’50s and ’60s

Fly girls: Stewardess job requirements of the ’50s & ’60s

A ’70s designer dream house: The American Home of 1974

Watson and Crick discover and model the structure of DNA (1953)

Food & recipes: Tasty classic treats

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Silly Putty: Wonder toy of the 20th century (1951)

Ulcers bothering? Try Silly Putty by Glenn Williams Well, sir, I'm here to tell you that in the past couple of day... Click to read more...

Pinball wizards: Vintage pinball machines of the 1940s

While pinball-style tabletop ball games have been around since the 1700s, it took a giant egg to help usher in a new... Click to read more...

How to care for cassette tapes - Tech tips from 1975

Now hear this! Top 10 audio cassette tape tips from the ’70s

Compared to reel-to-reel tape players -- the gold standard at the time -- cassette tapes were just so easy to use. Not o... Click to read more...

Homes and gardens from days gone by

True crime

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.

Captain Bartho. Roberts with two ships, Viz. the Royal Fortune and Ranger 1721

The Pirate Code: Rules for Black Bart’s ship (1724)

Bartholomew Roberts, also known as Black Bart, was a notorious pirate who raided ships off between 1719 and 1722. Here are some of the harsh - and sometimes unexpected - rules that governed the crews on his ships.

Newspaper headlines from Senator Bobby Kennedy's assassination (1968)

News headlines from when Senator Bobby Kennedy was shot (1968)

Senator Robert F. Kennedy died 25 hours after he was shot by an assassin. Bobby Kennedy succumbed to extensive brain damage caused when his assassin fired eight shots at point-blank range.