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Famed rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix dies (1970)

Famed rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix is dead Dies a millionaire at 24 By John J. Meehan Electric guitarist Jimi Hendrix, 24-year-old millionaire idol of the acid rock generation, died Friday in a London Ho... Read more...

The first family of the future: The Jetsons (1962)

Presenting the first family of the future, The Jetsons - in ultra-dynamic spectoramic, everlovin', living color.

Basketball history: The ABA-NBA merger (1976)

Goodbye ABA! 4 teams accepted in NBA merger Goodbye red, white and blue ball. So long three-point field goal. The American Basketball Association is no more. The 9-year-old league became instant trivia T... Read more...

Tommy Howell is already a ‘veteran’ actor at age 17 (1985)

Tommy Howell, a heartthrob among junior teens, is already a veteran of five films at age 17. But he said that Secret Admirer will mark his debut as an actor.

Do you know how to kiss? (1937)

Do you know how to kiss? But let Carol Hughes And Lee Dixon show you, anyhow Sure. everybody knows how to kiss -- after a fashion. But there's a right and wrong way, so they say. And because of that Carol Hug... Read more...

Sanford and Son an instant, impressive hit (1972)

NBC TV's midseason situation comedy series, 'Sanford and Son,' about an aging black Los Angeles junk dealer, appears to be an instant, impressive hit.

Oldsmobile Futuramic cars (1948-1949)

Futuramic is a brand new word (1948) Futuramic is a brand new word that fills a gap in our vocabulary. It means "the dramatic design of the future" -- the finest of functional modern design in any field. Am... Read more...

Victorian etiquette: 27 rules for men when out in public (1889)

By Nathan B Medbery, author "Social Etiquette" Etiquette topic: Which treats of manners to be observed when in public 27 simple suggestions on conduct for gentlemen Number 1 -- Don't fail to keep to the ... Read more...

H. G. Wells interviews Booker T. Washington (1906)

Booker T Washington discusses race relations with author H G Wells H. G. Wells, continuing in "Harper's Weekly" his admirably just and penetrating studies of American conditions and tendencies, concerns hims... Read more...

Television unveiled: TV finally a reality (1930)

Television unveiled by Robert Joyce Tasker Imagine a fire... hot, blistering, roaring and raging through a tenement district, impelled on a hurricane of its own making -- the television broadcasting stati... Read more...

From artwork to champagne: Nazi plunder during WWII (1945)

Nazi plunder made Huns look like pickpockets Looting told in indictment: Valuable books, art works carried off By Graham Hovey As plunderers and despoilers, the Nazis made their Hun forebears look like pic... Read more...

What to do if you’re arrested: A guide for African Americans from 1968

Some moments in history are so important that reading stories written decades after the fact is not enough. To get a fuller sense of events, you need to go back to see what people were living at the time. It... Read more...

Where is the Land of the Lost? In the world of Sid & Marty Krofft (1975)

Where is the Land of the Lost? In the world of Sid & Marty Krofft Through the dark green jungle, the three walk slowly, staying close together, keeping watch for anything that moves in the tangled trees... Read more...

5 Fisher-Price Little People play sets (1971-1980)

Fisher-Price Toys don't need batteries (1971) The run the old-fashioned way. On child power. The strength of young imaginations. The endless energy of small bodies. The push and pull of a child's curiosity on ... Read more...

The newest of the new! Studebaker cars for 1955

Pride of possession - a gleam in the owner's eye... ardent admiration - a gleam in other eyes... this is the impression the new Packard is making on owner and onlooker, alike!

Fifties fun in Disneyland: Scenes from the early days

Disneyland and the magic of happiness Main Street, USA - Carefree Corner Can you put yourself in this picture? Your whole family at Disneyland! They call it "the happiest place on earth." And with reason -- f... Read more...

Science fiction TV stars on the cover of Dynamite magazine

July 1975: Dynamite Visits TV's Land of the Lost! >> Read the article! Where is the Land of the Lost? In the world of Sid & Marty Krofft July 1976: Space: 1999 Takes Off! ... Read more...

1959 Buick Le Sabre hardtops & convertibles

1959 Buick Le Sabre 4-door hardtop You own a lot of future when you buy a Buick now! This Buick makes your money look ahead in a way other cars can't do. In a Buick, for instance, you own the clearest and cle... Read more...

The ’73 Ford Torino: More car than you expected (1972)

Ford Torino is the year's best mid-size value We expect you to say "prove it" when we tell you Ford Torino is the year's best mid-size value. Okay. Proof: Torino has an all-new body/frame construction fo... Read more...

Space age: Amazing retro futuristic homes of the ’60s

What did the future look like from the '60s? In this ad series for Motorola, commercial artist Charles Schridde depicted modernist homes of the future - and perfectly captured the era's sleek style and space-age optimism.

Chrysler: The new 1959 cars of the Forward Look

Dodge - Chrysler - Plymouth - De Soto - Imperial: As you can see here, there's no mistaking the new 1959 Cars of The Forward Look, coming or going.

3 lively cars from Ford: Galaxie, Fairlane & Futura (1962)

New Galaxie 500/XL Start this one and you really start something. Available with a 405-hp. Thunderbird V-8, coupled to a 4-speed stick shift, the XL will outperform America's most expensive cars. ... Read more...

Elvis swaps mansion for Army living (1958)

Elvis swaps mansion for Army living Elvis Presley swapped his plush $100,000 mansion for an Army barracks Monday after he breezed through a physical examination and was officially inducted into the Army. ... Read more...

So this is Hollywood! The movie town, seen from the sky (1920s)

So this is Hollywood! (1922) It they hadn't improved on the 1890 model bathing suit, Mack Sennet wouldn't be where he is today. But if Sennet hasn't tried to step ahead of the age and adopt costumes to be worn... Read more...

The latest Mercury cars for 1960

Mercury Meteor You know only half the story when you hear Mercury's new low prices. It's just as important to know how much more you get in a Mercury Meteor than any other low-price car... You'll like Mercury'... Read more...

Get American big car room and comfort with Rambler (1958 & 1959)

Rambler: The pitcher who batted 1000 (1958) Get the best of both - go Rambler! Shown: 1958 Rambler Rebel V-8 The millionaire and the Rambler (1958) Absent-minded professor parks ... Read more...

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