1960s
Woodstock: What people said the famous music festival was REALLY like (1969)
Woodstock was supposed to be ‘3 days of peace and music’ – but as these stories from right after the concert describe, it didn’t exactly end up that way.
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1920s
Chicago gang kills six: Al Capone & the St Valentine’s Day Massacre (1929)
in 1929, gangsters linked to mobster Al Capone lured eight men into a garage in Chicago, lined them up facing the wall, then opened fire.
1980s
’80s teen idol Tommy Howell was already a veteran movie actor at age 17
Tommy Howell – aka C Thomas Howell – the ’80s teen heartthrob, was a veteran of five films at age 17 – E.T., Tank, The Outsiders, Grandview USA & Red Dawn.
1970s
Sid & Marty Krofft’s ‘Land of the Lost’ TV show & their amazing amusement park (1975)
Sid & Marty Krofft didn’t just create TV shows like ‘Land of the Lost’ and ‘HR PufNStuf’ – they also created a fantastical indoor amusement park in Atlanta.
1970s
Battlestar Galactica: Revisit the vintage TV series that ran from 1978 to 1979
Considering it spawned two revival series, a movie, books and comic books, it’s hard to believe that Battlestar Galactica had such a humble beginning.
1960s
Apollo 11: The speech Nixon would have given ‘in event of moon disaster’ (1969)
What if the trip to the Moon had been one way? White House speechwriter William Safire wrote a statement that Nixon could read in the event of a disaster.
1970s
Ladybird Johnson’s classic lemon pound cake recipe (1966)
This classic lemon pound cake is truly American, luxuriously Texan – with its eight egg yolks and all that butter – and was President Johnson’s favorite.
1980s
The original Ghostbusters: A blockbuster movie that’s not a bust (1984)
With a cast headed by Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver and Dan Aykroyd, the original ‘Ghostbusters’ movie from 1984 had blockbuster written all over it.
1940s
Humphrey Bogart: Things I don’t like about myself (1942)
‘Casablanca’ actor Humphrey Bogart – known to millions as ‘Bogie’ – gave a behind-the-scenes look into his mind and his life in this story from 1942.
1970s
How to get Farrah Fawcett’s famous long feathered hairstyle from the ’70s
America flipped over Farrah Fawcett’s famous feathered hair back in the seventies, and the trendy retro Farrah hairstyle was copied by millions of women.
1900s
Back in 1900, men wanted women to have painfully small corseted waists, because thin wasn’t enough
Back in 1902 – and despite knowing how painful and unhealthy it was for women – many guys still wanted their wives to have small corseted waists.
1960s
The jogging fad: When running was the retro fitness trend of the ’60s & ’70s
Everybody’s doing it. Swingers, congressmen, housewives, businessmen, engaged couples, secretaries and kids. They’re all out there jogging.
1970s
Bea Arthur talks ‘Maude’ – the TV show made just for her (1972-1978)
Ask Bea Arthur how she resembles ‘Maude,’ the female chauvinist she plays on TV, and the stately, gray-haired actress lays it on the line – just like Maude.
1970s
Peter Frampton tells how he finally found success with ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ (1976)
Peter Frampton’s road to superstardom had lots of ups and downs before he finally scored big with the multi-platinum double album ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’
1960s
Petticoat Junction: Meet the cast, hear the song & see the train (1963-1970)
Come ride the little train that is rolling down the tracks to Petticoat Junction – and the Shady Rest Hotel – in this classic TV sitcom from the sixties!
1970s
How millions came to love the Little House on the Prairie TV series (1974-1982)
The popular and highly-acclaimed ‘Little House on the Prairie’ TV series was based on the beloved books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, about the pioneer days.
1800s
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s famous ‘Little House’ books have long enchanted readers, young and old
For generations, the Little House books have enchanted adults & children, historians & romantics, with stories of the Midwestern frontier of the late 1800s.
1980s
The life of Princess Diana, as we watched her royal story unfold on 21 magazine covers
Here’s a look back at the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, along with some of her most memorable quotes from throughout the years.
1910s
Harry Houdini’s underwater box escape: See how he did his famous trick
Houdini’s underwater box escape was one of his most famous tricks – he was was shackled, chained and nailed into a box before being thrown overboard.
1910s
100 years ago, did Nikola Tesla predict the iPad, Skype, mobile phones & more things we use today? (1915)
How much of today’s tech did Nikola Tesla predict a century ago? Here’s a look back at some spot-on predictions from Nikola Tesla — along with a few, that, well… we haven’t quite seen yet.
1800s
The Gettysburg Address: Photos, analysis & the full text of Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech (1863)
See what it looked like during President Lincoln’s historic Gettysburg Address speech, plus eyewitness accounts, analysis, full text & and a handwritten copy.
1980s
Matt Dillon: An insider’s talk with teen actor & ‘The Outsiders’ star (1983)
Sometimes life is like a movie, like actor Matt Dillon’s life. Nothing much happened to him until age 14, when he was discovered at a New York junior high.
1960s
The Munsters cast: Sitcom stars Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo talk TV in these vintage interviews
Spooky sitcom stars Fred Gwynne & Yvonne De Carlo talked about their lives & what it was like to film The Munsters TV show in these classic cast interviews!
1960s
Dick Van Dyke: Interviews, insights & images from the long career of a multi-talented star
Dick Van Dyke has never loved giving interviews or making personal appearances, but we found a few time the talented man talked about his life and career.
1960s
Live action plus animation are magic in Disney’s classic movie, ‘Mary Poppins’
Disney’s magical Mary Poppins arrived in 1964. See classic movie clips, hear some of the songs, plus find out more about the film & its stars!
1970s
‘Good Times’ TV show – including the theme song & lyrics (1974-1979)
Good Times aired from February 1974 through August 1979. Developed by Norman Lear, it was a spin-off of Maude, which was an All in the Family offshoot.
1960s
Queen Elizabeth sends President Eisenhower her drop scones recipe (1960)
Queen Elizabeth II sent this scone recipe to President Eisenhower in 1960, because he had loved the little pancakes so much when he visited her in 1959.
1960s
Charles Manson & the murders that shocked the nation: How Sharon Tate & 6 others were killed in 1969
In August of 1969, actress Sharon Tate and four others were found dead in what police said resembled a ritualistic mass murder. Four months later, Charles Manson and the Manson ‘family’ would be charged with the crime. Here’s how it all happened.
1980s
Little darling: Kristy McNichol, the young actress America adored in the ’70s & ’80s
Maybe she’s no little darling on the set, but then Kristy McNichol never intended to be America’s sweetheart. All she wants is to work hard — and play hard.
1970s
George R R Martin before Game of Thrones: Early work you have probably never seen, plus his first reviews
By the time A Game of Thrones was published, George R R Martin had written millions of words over thousands of hours. Here, see where his long career began.
1800s
H H Holmes: America’s first serial killer: Who he murdered, the way he operated, and how he was caught
A brief introduction to serial killer H H Holmes: The torture doctor Ah, the Good Old Days. Bicycles built for two. World’s Fairs, “Daisy Bell”
1960s
12 times Tim Conway made us laugh so hard, he nearly broke us: See the videos
If you’re in the mood to get some laughs from a physical comedian with brilliant timing & improv skills, see these videos starring the late, great Tim Conway!
1970s
See the top stars on these vintage Tiger Beat magazine covers from the 1970s, and relive all the breathless hype
Check out these vintage Tiger Beat magazines to see who teens were screaming about and obsessing over back in the seventies – decades before there were Kardashians and BTS.
1900s
The original ‘Wizard of Oz’ Broadway musical pretty much looked like nightmare fuel
Check out some original ‘Wizard of Oz’ cast photos from 1903, and see if you don’t think the characters seem creepy — maybe even a little bit ghoulish.
1970s
Ponch & John hit the roads as motorcycle cops in LA on CHiPs (1977-1983)
CHiPS, a light-hearted one-hour action-adventure series, follows the exploits of a pair of young California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers on the busy Los Angeles freeways, and their encounters with the infinite variety of people who drive there.
1800s
Lillie Langtry: The life and loves of the scandalous Jersey Lily
Legendary beauty Lillie Langtry was a statuesque blonde with blue eyes, a perfect complexion and a ravishing figure. She was acclaimed by the social set, and became the mistress of The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.
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