What is VJ Day? It means “Victory in Japan” day – the celebration that marked the end of WWII when Japan finally announced its surrender to Allied forces in the summer of 1945. Here’s a look back.
Back when cheap Halloween party decor was a distant dream, people had to make their Halloween decorations the old-fashioned way: by getting creative. Ghoul School 1919 is now in session!
How did people celebrate the spookiest holiday many generations ago? Look here for some very vintage – but hauntingly creative – old-school Halloween party table decor ideas & menus!
See what it took to get the Golden Gate Bridge built, plus see dozens of pictures of the construction, and the celebration when it finally opened in 1937.
Take a look back at how America – and the world – celebrated Victory in Europe Day, meaning World War II was nearly over.
Thanksgiving, now held each year on the fourth Thursday in November, has long been a controversial holiday, Here, look back at Thanksgiving history as it played out over more than three centuries.
Up in Wyoming, the Cheyenne’s Frontier Days festival featured bronco riding, a wild horse race, stage hold-up, hanging bee, cow-pony races, etc. and other rodeo events.
Teen guests will swing at a party of food, fun and favors that a young hostess can make herself. Greet your invited ghosts and goblins with a Halloween party!
Here’s a special centennial cake… with a special frosting… Make them both with Borden’s cream.
The frosting makes the cake! Cake decorating: How to make plaid frosting Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting mix beats right up into stiff, snowy “7-minute”
Forefathers’ 4th How the great day was celebrated a hundred years ago Customs of old times / Powder and firecrackers were expensive and the noise
Get down with 70 groovy vintage vinyl floors from the ’70s & ’80s 
The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) 
Look inside Gene Kelly’s house from 1950 for some simple vintage celebrity style 
The Tattooed Lady: Maud Wagner & husband Gus became 1900s circus stars for their old-school tats 
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