Category: 1960’s
When Credit Required Husband’s Permission
This Spiegel account application from the early 1970s is more than a piece of vintage retail paperwork. It is a…
Burt Reynolds & Dinah Shore – A Hollywood Love That Defied the Norm
The relationship between Burt Reynolds and Dinah Shore was one of the most talked-about romances of the 1970s—mainly because it…
Proof! Ward Hit The Beaver!
There’s a well-known scene from Leave It to Beaver where Ward Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont) is clearly frustrated with Beaver and…
Elvis Sings On The Frankford Special
🎥 The Movie: GI Blues Released shortly after his discharge, GI Blues capitalized on Elvis’s real service experience. In the…
Did You Ever Order Sea-Monkeys?
In the golden age of comic books, nestled between superhero adventures and bubble-gum ads, one of the most enduring novelty…
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…
Buckle Up for Safety
In the mid-1960s, Americans began hearing a catchy jingle on their radios and televisions: “Buckle Up for Safety.” The public…
Why Only Bugles Survived: The Rise and Fall of General Mills’ 1960s Snack Trio
In the 1960s, General Mills launched a trio of corn-based snacks: Bugles, Daisys, and Whistles. Each had its own unique…
Yahooo! Mountain Dew
When PepsiCo acquired Mountain Dew in 1964, they pushed the brand nationally and leaned hard into its folksy, hillbilly image…
