Category: 1940’s
The Lone Ranger: “Hi-Yo, Silver!” and the TV Western That Started Early
Before TV westerns took over the 1950s, The Lone Ranger was already riding across the small screen. The series premiered…
Reddy Kilowatt: The Little Electric Man Who Got Expensive
Never did I think when they were pushing Reddy Kilowatt that he would end up representing such a large portion…
Safe in PF: The B.F. Goodrich Sneaker Campaign That Made History
In the late 1940s and into the 1950s, American playgrounds and ballfields were filled with kids sporting canvas sneakers that…
Enemy Plane Over California
Right after the invasion of Pearl Harbor, the newspapers often had headlines like this such as in San Francisco and…
The Commander That Planned The Attack On Pearl Harbor
Some interesting interviews of the 20th century are now streaming on various online services. Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, and Merv…
The Boy With The Green Hair Movie Poster
The Boy With The Green Hair was a fantasy-drama film release in 1948. Today it might be considered a reality…
Alfalfa Shot To Death Over $50
Carl Dean Switzer also know as Alfalfa in the series Our Gang was one of the earlier actors who were…
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