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“WHAT IS THIS, SOME SORT OF PEYTON PLACE?”
This was a little before my time, but I certainly remember my parents and other adults saying, “What is this,…
LOOK AT US NOW — WHEN LINCOLN-MERCURY BUILT LAND YACHTS
Looking back at this commercial, you can see exactly how our cars got called land yachts. This is Lincoln-Mercury showing…
“COFFEE? AISLE TWO. NO LINE.” — MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON
Sometimes a movie can explain an entire culture shock with one incredibly simple scene. In 1984’s Moscow on the Hudson,…
THE NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WAS BORN — SEPTEMBER 21, 1970
Can you imagine the NFL without Monday Night Football? On September 21, 1970, America sat down for the first regular-season…
SEARS IN ITS HEYDAY — “THERE’S MORE FOR YOUR LIFE AT SEARS”
Believe it or not, Sears has an early online-shopping story that deserves a report all by itself. I’m working on…
Major Matt Mason: When the Moon Was Every Kid’s Next Adventure
This may be one of the most optimistic toy commercials of the 1960s. “He lives on the Moon, we may…
Happy Birthday to the United States Air Force!
On September 18, 1947, the U.S. Air Force officially became an independent branch of the military. So today marks its…
Who Remembers “The New People”?
I remember The New People, but oddly enough I remember the sound of the show more than I remember the…
Pepsi’s “You’ve Got a Lot to Live Campaign
Do you remember this Pepsi jingle? Because this one was designed to do a lot more than sell you a…