Buzz Aldrin GI Joe
35th Anniversary GI Joe honoring Colonel Buzz Aldrin. Photo by Grasons
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April 13 – Apollo 13
Fifty years ago today, Apollo 13 had a little problem to report to Houston. (By NASA’s record it was 3AM on April 14 GMT, but… Read More »April 13 – Apollo 13
Happy New Hampshire Primary – Jim Beam 1984
I’ve seen quite a few people who collect Jim Beam decanters, but I can’t remember seeing political ones. Definitely don’t remember seeing any little computers,… Read More »Happy New Hampshire Primary – Jim Beam 1984
Wells Fargo stagecoach
You often see people at estate sales buying furniture and saying they’ll come back with a truck. I’d like to see the guy who bought… Read More »Wells Fargo stagecoach
Happy 145th birthday to Winston Churchill
Photo by Mooradian Liquidations.
They Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dawg Aroun’
The sensational song hit! Fortunately, someone else has tracked down a lot of info on the title, which stretches back to around the 1880s! And… Read More »They Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dawg Aroun’
50 years ago today
We landed people on the fricking moon, people. Photo of The Register (I assume this is the paper that became the Orange Country Register in… Read More »50 years ago today
Darkie brand Toothpaste
Times were different. And places are different. Wikipedia provides some valuable information on the history of the brand. Originally marketed in Shanghai in 1933, the… Read More »Darkie brand Toothpaste
Remember the Maine! To Hell with Spain!
While the exact cause of USS Maine‘s sinking remains unclear, that didn’t stop the Hearst and Pulitzer papers from whipping up a frenzy, contributing to… Read More »Remember the Maine! To Hell with Spain!
Drink Green River
What’s a Chicago brewery to do when Prohibition puts you out of business? If you’re the Schoenhofen Edelweiss Brewing Company of Chicago in 1920, you… Read More »Drink Green River