1930s
Talking behind her back: 12 really mean vintage ads that could give anyone a complex
The judgments are harsh, and nobody is worried about subtlety in these ridiculously mean vintage ads that ran in popular magazines years ago.
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1940s
About WWII’s Battle of the Bulge, plus see 14 photos from the successful military counteroffensive (1945)
Find out more about World War II’s important military offensive, the Battle of the Bulge, and see several pictures from the snowy scene.
1940s
Glenn Miller got the world ‘In the Mood’ – and then disappeared forever during WWII
While orchestra leader Glenn Miller himself disappeared, his music has done rather the opposite – reaching and speaking to generations well beyond his untimely death.
1930s
17 Vintage Halloween pin-up girls from the ’30s & ’40s for a different kind of pumpkin cheesecake
See portraits of vintage Halloween pin-up girls from the 1930s and 1940s – themed photos featuring famous actresses and beautiful models.
1940s
Fill ‘er up? Some vintage full-service gas station tips for attendants – and it’s so obviously advice from another era (1944)
What does it take to be a tip-top vintage full-service gas station service attendant during the 1940s? Find out how customer care went beyond ‘Shall I fill it up with Super Special?’
1940s
Sexy vintage pin-up girls adore Mennen aftershave with the “He-Man” aroma (1940s)
I’d love to know you better ’cause… (1946) I like “smooth” men who keep presentable longer with Mennen Brushless Shave Cream I’ll wait until you call
1940s
Kurt Vonnegut’s backstory on Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)
Kurt Vonnegut Jr has hit in fact on a true science-fiction subject. As an American prisoner, in German hands, he was a witness to the Dresden holocaust, that appalling Day of Judgment for thousands — although who deserves to be judged by whom is less obvious than you may think.
1930s
What every girl wanted: A cedar-lined Lane hope chest for linens and her trousseau
I’ve just received the most beautiful gift ever… my shining new cedar Lane hope chest is as unexpected, as precious, as my first love letter – and as lucky, somehow, as a four-leaf clover.
1940s
Indianapolis Motor Speedway finds a new owner (1945)
Rickenbacker sells speedway to Terre Haute sportsman Indianapolis, November 15, 1945 — Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, a 70-mile-an-hour daredevil of the automobile tracks 30 years ago,
1940s
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
1940s
US Army & Navy shoulder insignia, plus WWII military medals & ribbons
Take a look back at all kinds of American WWII military medals, decorations, shoulder insignia and other Army and Navy honors from the 1940s and earlier.
1940s
Fab Father’s Day gifts from the forties
If you’ve ever been curious as to why neckties and aftershave are considered the quintessential Father’s Day gifts, wonder no more.
1940s
Dorothy Lamour & Dinah Shore on FM radio (1945)
Dorothy Lamour on FM Radio Listen — it’s Dorothy Lamour herself in natural color on FM radio Dorothy Lamour… A beloved voice, floating on velvety
1940s
Studebaker Flying Fortress planes for WW2 (1940s)
Clear-eyed, clean-hearted young Americans are up there in those Flying Fortresses — writing new chapters of a free world’s destiny.
1940s
Famous Parker board games from the 1940s
Famous Parker games Egyptian game Senet A new revelation. The most popular game of 4000 years ago, interpreted by Parker Brothers from ancient Egyptian sources
1940s
Victory in Europe Day (1945)
President Proclaims Victory in Europe Truman warns Japanese to quit or face destruction; unconditional surrender will be ratified in Berlin Washington — President Truman proclaimed
1940s
V-E Day Celebrations outside NYC (1945)
V-E Proclamation touches off celebration: Downtown Hamilton thronged by thousands May 8, 1945 – Hamilton Journal and Daily News (Hamilton, OH) Blasts of air-raid siren ignite
1940s
Keep mum: Loose talk costs lives (1941-1945)
“Keep mum, chum” is Army’s advice Lowell Sun (Lowell, Massachusetts) January 31, 1942 Hold your tongue. While the toiling hands and fighting hearts of America
1940s
Video of “Fat Man” & the bombing of Nagasaki (1945)
Take a few minutes to reflect on the awesome and terrifying power unleashed on the world in the summer of 1945 while remembering the lives lost — and possibly saved.
1920s
“Just You, Just Me” from Cole, Garland, Rich, Ellington, Monk
The original: Just You, Just Me (1929) The song’s first performance, by Lawrence Gray and Marion Davies Duke Ellington “Just You, Just Me”
1940s
New parents, newborn babies of the ’40s
In some ways new parenthood looks just like it did in the 1940s… and in other ways, it’s pretty different. Here’s a little peek.
1940s
Girls: Bobby socks are bad for your health (1945)
Bobby socks peril health, girls warned St Paul, Minnesota — Bobby socks worn in the winter invite illness. That was the warning today to teen-age
1940s
Einstein says don’t give Russia A-bomb secret (1945)
Don’t give Russia A-bomb secret, Einstein warns by Joseph Nolan Boston – Asserting that two-thirds of the earth’s inhabitants might die in an atomic war,
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