A look back on President's Day at the youngest residents in the White House link
Monday, February 15, 2016
Children in the White House
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A look back on President's Day at the youngest residents in the White House link
A look back on President's Day at the youngest residents in the White House link
Fascinating Presidential Facts
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From shoe sizes to White House séances, fun facts on American presidents.
Nat 'King' Cole
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Died on this date: Nat King Cole, world-renowned singer and jazz pianist.
Cinderella
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66 years ago today, 'Cinderella' was released in theaters for the first time.
Sean Combs' Ancestors Free in 1850s Maryland
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs was left feeling 'conflicted' after being told his third great grandfather was born a free man in 1850 - despite living in slave state Maryland.
In an emotional episode of Finding Your Roots: Family Reunions that airs on Tuesday, Combs was told that while it's extremely rare for African-Americans to have had free ancestors during the mid-1800s, his relation Robert Allsop was one such individual.
Show host Henry Louis Gates told Combs: 'Make no mistake about it man, this is not typical of the black experience. Read on...
Friday, February 12, 2016
Women in the Great War
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Women served during World War I in military and civil organizations and as keepers of the US national memory.
political history
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The political history collection of the National Museum of American History dates as far back as buttons from George Washington's inauguration and curators will be collecting history as it happens during the current US election season.
African American Innovation
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Ancient Butterflies
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Ancient Chinese Sculpture
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50 Year Old Graffiti
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Astronaut graffiti unknown to curators and unseen for nearly 50 years...
Lincoln and Darwin
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The legacies of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, born on the same day of the same year - February 12, 1809.
A 1,000-Year Rift
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In the 11th century, the pope and the patriarch excommunicated each other.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Vintage
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The First International House Of Pancakes
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Photo: George Mann
... opened in Toluca Lake in 1958.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Never-seen shots of Marilyn Monroe in 1950s on auction
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A collection of rare and never-seen photos of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe taken by a devoted fans in the 1950s is up for auction.
The 183 images that have emerged are from the personal collection of James Collins, a member of the 'Monroe Six', a group of superfans who followed the actress around New York City so often that she knew them by name and granted them special access to her life.
James' photos were taken in New York in the mid-1950s and feature snapshots of her wearing her famous white dress from the 1954 film The Seven Year Itch and lounging at luxurious hotels, while others are autographed by Marilyn herself. Continue ...
Blonde beauty: This autographed photo of Marilyn Monroe was taken in 1955 by superfan James Collin. The image is a part of James' personal collection of pictures, which is up for auction
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Curing Cancer
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Monday, February 1, 2016
Britain’s A1 road 10,000 years old
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Flash Backs
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The gorgeous necklines of the 1950s
A young Harrison Ford
The original way to 'text' in Class (1944)
Teenagers and their first car (1950s)
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his cabinet - 1968. These men knew how to wear a suit.
Sophia Loren, one of the only actresses to win an Oscar, a Grammy and the Golden Globe awards.
A famous quote of hers: “Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got."
A man ice skating in a suit (1937)
This is how teenagers dated in the 1950s
High school fashion feature in Life Magazine (1969)
Frank Sinatra stepping out of a helicopter with a drink.
Girl with typewriter and a smoke
A stylish couple in the rain in London (1963)
Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger sit opposite each other on a train to Bangor. (1967)
A salesman has his motorized roller skates refuelled at a gas station (1961)
A young Michael Caine in 1959
Girl on a scooter (1969)
The definition of old school cool. Cary Grant in the 1950s
the ‘Rhineland Bastards’
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Downton Abbey Recap
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Oscar nominees for Best Actress in 1977:
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Diane Keaton - Annie Hall (winner)
Anne Bancroft - The Turning Point
Jane Fonda - Julia
Marsha Mason - The Goodbye Girl
Shirley MacLaine - The Turning Point
Anne Bancroft - The Turning Point
Jane Fonda - Julia
Marsha Mason - The Goodbye Girl
Shirley MacLaine - The Turning Point
Clark Gable..
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Native Nation
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Lisa-Marie and Elvis
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