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Timer & The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical, Mystery Trip (1973)

Musical fantasy is a tour of the body "The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical, Mystery Trip," a highly-acclaimed presentation in the prize-winning "ABC Afterschool Specials" series will have an encore ... Read more...

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

The way life is carried on now seems near discovery By Watson Davis, Director, Science Service Washington -- One of the fundamental problems of living matter is the way life is handled on, that is, how th... Read more...

Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform at Benton Barracks, Saint Louis, Missouri

Fighting for the Union: 20 African American soldiers from the Civil War

'Let us always be willing to give them whatever credit is their due.' 186,000 men of African descent fought for the Union in the Civil War. Here are some antique portraits showing just a few of these soldiers.

Retro yellow kitchens from yesteryear

Pink is dead: Style trend in housewares features yellow (1956) Better repaint your pink pots and change; your turquoise towels, ma'am: The stylish new housewares are all yellow. A unanimous trend toward... Read more...

What became of Florida’s magnificent historic hotels & old resorts?

A look back at some of the most magnificent resort hotels of yesteryear, and where -- and if -- they stand now.

Retro rooms: 12 themed vintage basement remodels (1948)

Check out these 12 retro basement remodels, including a ranch room with a Western atmosphere, created with cowhide furniture, a totem pole, and a colorful pattern for the floor copied from a Navajo blanket.

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

Which treats of social manners and customs at the table By Nathan B Medbery, author "Social Etiquette" Number 1 -- Perhaps it is quite a simple occurrence to eat your breakfast, your dinner, or your suppe... Read more...

Walls with a fashion future! Vintage wallpaper samples from 1940

These 72 wonderful wallpaper samples come straight from the forties, when wallpaper was all the rage.

Vintage home exteriors: 18 colorfully-painted Victorian houses (1886)

Bold, rich coloring for houses of the era The day when nearly every building was painted white, and window blinds green, has passed away. It was followed by the use of tints, and this, in turn, has now giv... Read more...

Texas officers trap and kill notorious duo Bonnie & Clyde (1934)

Texas officers trap and kill Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker Outlaw's Auto Runs into Ambush in Louisiana Pair Are Riddled With Bullets on Highway Near Black Lake Before Their Machine Runs into Embankment ... 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...

US Army shoulder insignia (1945)

Modern armies are built on each soldier's pride in his own unit. The insignia did so much for morale that the Army soon made shoulder insignia mandatory.

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.

Give me your tired, your poor: The story of the Statue of Liberty’s poem (1903)

On the inside of the pedestal of the statute of Liberty Enlightening the World has been placed a bronze memorial tablet bearing Emma Lazarus's name and the sonnet she wrote twenty years ago, dedicated to the statue.

Lip Smackers from Bonne Bell (1973-1983)

Dubbed "The world's first flavored lip gloss," Lip-Smackers made their debut in 1973 with flavors of Strawberry, Lemon and Green Apple -- and so began a multi-year reign as a favorite of tweens and teens across... Read more...

The Wizard of Oz is here to delight the kids (1939)

The Wizard is here to delight the kids Oldsters, too, should enjoy Dorothy's adventures with the scarecrow, Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion in the Wondrous Land of Oz by Kaspar Monahan "We're off to... Read more...

50 drinks & toasts (1968)

Toast your friends with these easy recipes for famous drinks made with all the popular basic liquors: Bourbon, Scotch, gin, vodka, rum, Southern Comfort.

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

Like most entertainers, it has been my pleasure to be actively involved with the struggle of my people attempting to extricate themselves from the bonds of discrimination, prejudice, and bigotry that has held us so fast, for so long.

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.

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

France Invaded: Allied Troops Launch Mighty Offensive Philadelphia Inquirer (Final) - June 6, 1944 We Crack West Wall, Secure Big Beachheads Binghamton Press, New York Invasion S... Read more...

A day with Helen Keller (1906)

A Day With Helen Keller by Joseph Edgar Chamberlin Sometimes we dream, or like to imagine, that we are something different from what we are. By a dismal freak of fancy we conceive ourselves, in such a d... Read more...

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

George Lucas talks about how he made 'Star Wars,' what he hoped to accomplish, the 'death of the western' and how he heard of wookies By Paul Scanlon George Lucas possesses peculiar vision and exception... Read more...

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

A backyard play house A picturebook house where she can go, where nobody ever says 'No," a hideaway where she can play, and dream of castles and kings, and palaces and princes and things. It's a heart... Read more...

62 full-color summer fashions from 1922

Here are six full-color fashion layouts - with 44 different outfits - as published in The Delineator during the summer of 1922!

The Great Depression: Newspaper headlines from the stock market crash (1929)

While the newspapers reported on the stock market crash on October 29 and October 30, 1929, it's clear that they didn't know what was in store for them. (Some of the papers downplayed the events, and even s... Read more...

A retro restroom rainbow: Colorful modern bathrooms (1949)

Here's some bright and bold bathroom decor, straight out of the late forties.

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