1. Montgomery Ward Montgomery Ward was founded in 1872 and quickly became a pioneer in mail-order catalogs, offering a wide variety of goods to people living in rural areas. It expanded into brick-and-mortar stores, becoming a household name throughout the […]

1. “The Godfather” – The Horse’s Head Scene In one of The Godfather’s most iconic moments, the gruesome discovery of a horse’s head in a bed was completely unscripted. The actor who found the head, John Marley, had no idea

1. Dallas – Who Shot J.R.? When Dallas ended its third season with J.R. Ewing getting shot, fans went wild trying to guess who pulled the trigger. The episode, fittingly titled “A House Divided,” aired in March of ’80, but

1. Passengers Could Visit the Cockpit Mid-Flight Believe it or not, there was a time when passengers could just stroll into the cockpit for a chat with the pilots. Up until the ‘80s, it wasn’t uncommon for kids—or even adults—to

1. A Movie Ticket Back in the ’60s, a trip to the movies was an affordable outing, with tickets costing around a dollar—or even less in some places. You could grab a seat in a grand, single-screen theater with plush

1. Misty Copeland Misty Copeland made history in 2015 when she became the first Black woman to be named principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. She didn’t have the typical ballet background—starting dance at 13, much later than most

1. Maurice Ashley Maurice Ashley made history in 1999 when he became the first Black chess grandmaster, but his impact goes far beyond that title. Born in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn, he fell in love with chess as a