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Back in the day how an automobile salesman shows a prospective customer the interior of a new car's engine in an automobile showroom.
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In 1945, Jackie Robinson signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League for a salary of $400 per month. In his one and only season in the Negro Leagues, he batted .387 and appeared in the league’s All-Star Game. Later in that same year, Brooklyn Dodgers’ President and General Manager Branch Rickey, who had been scouting the Negro Leagues for talent, signed Robinson to... Continue reading
Route 66 … Why is this road so important to America?
Route 66 was a highway spawned by the demands of a rapidly changing America. The abbreviated route between Chicago and the Pacific coast traversed essentially flat prairie lands and enjoyed a more temperate climate than northern highways, which made it especially appealing to truckers.
In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck proclaimed U... Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park - A vast wilderness of natural beauty
On March 1, 1872 President Ulysses Grant signed into existence the world's first national park, Yellowstone National Park. The 2.2 million acres of wilderness was "set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people."
Yellowstone's name is historically credited to the... Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park - A vast wilderness of natural beauty
On March 1, 1872 President Ulysses Grant signed into existence the world's first national park, Yellowstone National Park. The 2.2 million acres of wilderness was "set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people."
Yellowstone's name is historically credited to the... Continue reading
Your Show of Shows was a live sketch comedy television series and a Saturday night fixture for four years from 1950 – 1954. It featured Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca and was ably supported by Carl Reiner and Howard Morris. Writers for the show included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen.
In the Autumn of 1954, Caesar began Caesar's Hour starring Carl Reiner,... Continue reading
In Philadelphia, PA on July 9, 1956 American Bandstand announced that clean-cut 26 year old Dick Clark will become the new host. Locally produced now, it will soon air it's first national show in 1957. The regulars on Bandstand, Kenny Rossi, Arlene Sullivan, Bunny Gibson, Eddie Kelly, Pat Molittieri, Carmen Jimenz, and Joyce Shafer are not paid actors or dancers. They are real kids from... Continue reading
American Bandstand with Dick Clark
Philadelphia, PA
1956
American Bandstand announced that clean-cut 26 -year old Dick Clark will become the new host. Locally produced now, it will soon air it's first national show in 1957. The regulars on Bandstand, Kenny Rossi, Arlene Sullivan, Bunny Gibson, Eddie Kelly, Pat Molittieri, Carmen Jimenz, and Joyce Shafer are not paid actors or dancers... Continue reading
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