1. Times Square, New York City There was a stretch in the mid-20th century when Times Square felt like the pulse of the entire country. The neon lights, packed theaters, and constant buzz made it the place where people gathered […]
1. Freddie Prinze Jr. In the late ’90s and early 2000s, Freddie Prinze Jr. was hard to avoid. He became one of the defining teen movie stars of the era with roles in She’s All That, I Know What You
1. Kids Riding Unrestrained in the Backseat There was a time when piling the whole family into the car meant squeezing kids into the backseat without a second thought about seatbelts. In the ’50s, ’60s, and even into the ’70s,
1. Old Civil Defense Geiger Counters Every so often, someone cleaning out a basement comes across a small yellow or olive-colored box labeled for radiation detection. These are often Civil Defense Geiger counters distributed in the United States during the
1. Twinkies Twinkies have been around since 1930, and despite a few close calls, they have never really disappeared. Originally filled with banana cream, the flavor was switched to vanilla during World War II due to banana shortages. They became
1. George Washington and the Cherry Tree Story The story of George Washington confessing “I cannot tell a lie” after chopping down a cherry tree is one of the most widely repeated tales in American history. It has been used
1. The Quiz Show Scandals Were Completely Rigged In the 1950s, quiz shows looked like the most honest form of entertainment on television. Viewers believed contestants were winning based purely on knowledge, and shows like Twenty-One became massive hits. Behind
