Ann-Margret Olsson was born on April 28, 1941, in Valsjobyn, Sweden. She was born into a tightly knit family in a small fishing village near the Arctic Circle. Her parents, Gustav and Anna, migrated to America after World War II, and settled in the Chicago suburb of Fox Lake. The … | Continue reading
Born 1916 or 1917 in Toledo, Ohio, American actress and model Dusty Anderson began her career as a model and made her film debut in a minor role as one of the cover girls in the 1944 Columbia Pictures production of Cover Girl starring Rita Hayworth. Over the next three years, she … | Continue reading
Born 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland, American actress and model Sunny Griffin graduated from Hood College, in Fredrick, Maryland in 1962. In 1966, Ford Model Agency declared her the highest-paid fashion model in the world. Over her 18 year modeling career, she graced the covers of H … | Continue reading
The 1970s in California was a vibrant and transformative time. It saw the rise of counterculture movements, the emergence of Silicon Valley as a tech hub, and environmental activism. The music scene flourished with the rise of disco, punk, and rock genres, while Hollywood continu … | Continue reading
King Creole is a 1958 American musical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and based on the 1952 novel A Stone for Danny Fisher by Harold Robbins. Produced by Hal B. Wallis, the film stars Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger, and Vic Morrow, … | Continue reading
Although he’s not the only bigwig to be the targeted with pastry — other notables include pundit Ann Coulter and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman — the pie-ing of then-Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates was especially stunning, if only because his assailant scored a bullseye. In … | Continue reading
In 2009, Thomas Sauvin stumbled upon discarded film negatives he could purchase by the kilogram. The French national was alerted to them by a man in Beijing, who was collecting trash that could be melted down to extract silver nitrate — a substance that could be sold onto chemist … | Continue reading
In the early 1990s, wedding styles were influenced by the fashion trends of the late 1980s. Wedding dresses often featured puffy sleeves, high necklines, and voluminous skirts, reminiscent of the “princess bride” look. Ivory and champagne were popular color choices for dresses, a … | Continue reading
During the Great Depression, the US automobile market faced challenges, especially luxury car manufacturers. However, Edsel Ford was determined to steer the Ford Motor Company through the economic storm by supporting the upscale Lincoln brand. Lincoln Motor Company boldly introdu … | Continue reading
Dubbed “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ran … | Continue reading
Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain (1835–1910), age 15 holding metal type in a composing stick that spells out his first name. He understood that the photographic printing process reversed the contents of an image in the same way backwards moveable type was reversed in printing to gi … | Continue reading
Alfredo James Pacino was born in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on April 25, 1940, the only child of Sicilian Italian-American parents Rose (née Gerardi) and Salvatore Pacino. His parents divorced when he was two years old. He then moved with his moth … | Continue reading
Born 1885 in Clay County, Missouri, near Smithville, American actor Wallace Beery is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in Grand Hotel (1932), as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho V … | Continue reading
Tijuana is the largest city in the state of Baja California located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality and the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area. It has a close proximity to the Mexico–United States border, wh … | Continue reading
Born on April 24, 1934, in Richmond, Virginia, Shirley MacLaine has enjoyed an impressive career in film, television and the theater for more than six decades. She was originally named Shirley MacLean Beaty. Her first name was reportedly inspired by the famed child actress Shirle … | Continue reading
Barbra Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York City. Her mother had been a soprano in her youth and considered a career in music, but later became a school secretary. Her father was a high school teacher at the same school, where they first met. According to S … | Continue reading
In the 19th century, rural Americans’ clothing reflected the practicalities of their daily lives. Men typically wore trousers, often made of denim or sturdy cotton, paired with button-up shirts and suspenders. Vests were common, providing additional warmth and pockets for small t … | Continue reading
With the silly season upon us again a group Laudra Vista Junior High students from Fullerton, California, try to set a new record in car packing; they managed to put in 31, 13 and 14 year-olds into this Volkswagen Beetle on May 12, 1964. Pictures show 31 teenagers (10 boys and 21 … | Continue reading
Tonight and Every Night is a 1945 American musical film directed by Victor Saville and starring Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman and Janet Blair. The film portrays wartime romance and tragedy in a London musical show, loosely modeled on the Windmill Theatre in Soho, that determined not … | Continue reading
Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood’s number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was named United States Ambassador to Ghana a … | Continue reading
Born 1869 in Saint-Denis, French fashion designer Jeanne Paquin trained as a dressmaker at Rouff and later opened her own fashion house in 1891, the first woman to ever do so. The Maison Paquin quickly became known for its Eighteenth century-inspired pastel evening dresses and ta … | Continue reading
Beatles fans with decorated bedrooms in the 1960s often adorned their walls with posters, magazine clippings, and photographs of the band. They might have had Beatles-themed bedding, curtains, and rugs. Some fans collected memorabilia like buttons, records, and dolls to display i … | Continue reading
Pictured here is Lotus founder Colin Chapman, a Series 2 Lotus Esprit, and a private plane decked out in Lotus F1’s John Player Special livery. The photo was taken in 1978 or 1979, judging by the car, and well, overall style of the picture. Colin Chapman with a Lotus Esprit S2 Ch … | Continue reading
Born 1870 in Amsterdam, Dutch artist Johann Georg van Caspel was trained as a figure and portrait painter, but was also a book-binder, calendar and brochure designer, and an architect. Posters designed by Johann Georg van Caspel Van Caspel made a number of posters for the Amand P … | Continue reading
Bettie Page rocketed to heights of fame before she mysteriously disappeared for three decades. Wild conspiracy theories circulated about what she was up to but Bettie was suffering with her mental health away from prying eyes. She died aged 85 in December 2008. Before she walked … | Continue reading
Jack Nicholson is one of the most iconic and versatile actors of his generation, who has starred in over 60 films and won three Academy Awards. His career spans six decades, from his humble beginnings as a B-movie actor and screenwriter to his rise to fame as a rebel and antihero … | Continue reading
Born 1932 as Fannie Belle Fleming in rural Wayne County, West Virginia, American stripper and burlesque star Blaze Starr began performing at the Two O’Clock Club nightclub in 1950. She eventually became its headliner. She rose to national renown after she was profiled in a Februa … | Continue reading
When considering a list of the greatest pre-war collectible cars of all-time, the spectacular Tulipwood Hispano-Suiza has to be among the top of the list. Unquestionably it is the most famous and desirable Hispano-Suiza ever produced and an Automotive Work of Art.The ultra-lightw … | Continue reading
Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. It stars James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. The screenplay was written by John Wexley and Warren Duff based o … | Continue reading
The Allis-Bushnell House was once home to Madison’s prominent Bushnell and Scranton families. Built in 1785, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.The home’s lower-level rooms, each with distinct period architectural features, are decorated with period … | Continue reading
Freddie Mercury was a singer-songwriter and musician whose music reached the top of U.S. and British charts in the 1970s and 1980s. As the frontman of Queen, Mercury was one of the most talented and innovative singers of the rock era.Born Farrokh Bulsara on September 5, 1946 in T … | Continue reading
World heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali compares his hand size with Andre the Giant on March 25, 1976 in New York City. When asked if he would fight the wrestler, Ali went on to say “[Andre the Giant] is too big. You can’t fit a guy like that. No way. He’s too big.” | Continue reading
In 1939, asked to make a speech on motor safety, Williams invented this signaling device for drivers instead. A dry cell supplies current to light bulbs, one white and the other red, on the fingers. | Continue reading
In September 1917, an Austro-Hungarian soldier stood upon the “Bridge of Sighs” within the Austrian tunnels beneath the Marmolada glacier. These tunnels, extending for 12 kilometers within the depths of Marmolada’s glacier, comprised what was known as the “Ice City.” They served … | Continue reading
Paul Almasy (1906–2003) was a pioneer of photojournalism. For more than six decades he traveled the world with his camera and during this time took about 120,000 photographs. Almasy termed his oeuvre an “archive of the world,” cataloguing the photographs by country – and for each … | Continue reading
Zonkeys in Tijuana, Mexico are donkeys (also known as burros in Mexico and the Southwestern United States; burro is the Spanish word for a small donkey) painted with fake zebra stripes, so that tourists will pay the owner to appear in souvenir photos with them. They should not be … | Continue reading
Success is a business magazine in the United States published by Success Enterprises, LLC a subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. According to the company, the magazine “focuses on people who take full responsibility for their own development and income”, and provides personal a … | Continue reading
Lucille Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedian, and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and two stars on t … | Continue reading
Born 1933 in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, American photographer Bruce Davidson worked briefly as a freelance photographer in 1957. He has been a member of the Magnum Photos agency since 1958. His photographs, notably those taken in Harlem, New York City, have been widely exhibi … | Continue reading
Fanny was the first all-female rock band signed to a major record label with a multi-album deal. The group put out five albums in the 1970s and counted David Bowie and Bonnie Raitt as fans.In 1999, Bowie hailed Fanny as one of the finest rock bands of its time in Rolling Stone. H … | Continue reading
At last an automobile stoplight has been invented that will project its signals on the street behind in letters large enough to be easily read.New French stop and turn signal for autos is answer to “Needed Invention” described in September, 1933, Modern Mechanix. “Doublez” is Fre … | Continue reading
Perfect relaxation was declared possible with an adjustable “posture board” designed by a California inventor in 1939. With head back, and knees comfortably elevated, it was easy to “let go” completely, according to the maker. For carrying the board or storing it in the home when … | Continue reading
The Iso Varedo was a concept car produced by Italian car manufacturer Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A. in 1972 styled by Ercole Spada. It was unveiled at the 1972 Turin Motor Show. Only one Varedo was ever built. It currently resides at the Sarasota Classic Car Museum in Florida.The Varedo … | Continue reading
The Riace Warriors are two full-size Greek bronze statues of naked bearded warriors, cast about 460–450 BC that were found in the sea in 1972 near Riace, Calabria, in southern Italy. They are two of the few surviving full-size ancient Greek bronzes, and as such demonstrate the su … | Continue reading
The Devil’s Holiday is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, ZaSu Pitts, James Kirkwood, Sr., Hobart Bosworth, and Ned Sparks, and released by Paramount Pictures.A golddigger marries a young man for his money, but finds that she really loves him a … | Continue reading
Born 1945, Catherine Helen Sachs née Cathee Dahmen was half German, half Chippewa and was born and raised in Minnesota. She left home at the age of 17 to live with her uncle, artist George Morrison, in Providence, Rhode Island. She was discovered in her late teens by The New York … | Continue reading
Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 pre-Code American action adventure film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famous jungle hero Tarzan and starring Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith and Maureen O’Sullivan. It was Weissmuller’s first of 12 … | Continue reading
Weddings in the 1970s were influenced by many different trends — like hippie style, rock-and-roll style, and even a few pantsuits — as opposed to a single dominant style. Still, it was a time of change for many couples. Colored tuxedos for men became popular in the ’70s.1970s wed … | Continue reading