On the second of July, 1948 Kenneth C. Purdy, an inventor from California, patented an invention that “relates to a means for…
Geronimo, The Last Free Apache
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Geronimo was the last American Indian warrior leader to formally surrender to the United States after fighting for his homeland for almost…
Cleveland Balloonfest Disaster, 1986
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In 1986 a nonprofit United Way of Cleveland, staged a fundraiser in which it attempted to beat Disneyland’s Guinness World Record of…
The Most Bizzare Vintage Beauty Pageant Queens
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Miss Bobbed Hair 1925 In “Roaring Twenties” women all over the United States cut their tresses for bobbed cuts and discarded corsets…
Retro Coca-Cola ads
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History of Coca-cola, the most popular american non-alcoholic beverage, can be seen in old ads. Invented in 1886 by John Pemberton, an…
Bullet bra fashion
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In 1940s and 1950s the most popular sexy lingery was a bullet bra. It`s the iconic pointy cone bra you could see…
Daily Schedule for the 50’s Housewife
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The daily schedule of the typical middle-class suburban 1950’s housewife: Throw back the covers Open up the blinds and windows Freshen up…
Drafting before AutoCAD era
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How did old fashioned drafting look like 50 years ago? AutoCAD was released in 1982 and by 1994 many training centers had…
Vintage bird hats
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Tulip mania is widely known, but we usually forget about feather mania. In the 1890s – 1920 it became so popular for…
Flights in the 1950s became very popular. This decade has become known as the “Golden Age” of flying. It was a time…