If you read the funnies growing up and were female, it was impossible to resist Brenda Starr. She was beautiful, wore stylish clothing, had a fascinating job as an investigative reporter, and was visited by a mysterious boyfriend who appeared now and then.
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In the midst of all the holiday chaos, many Americans still set aside an evening to load the family into the car and drive around to see the neighborhood holiday decorations.
A Holiday Tradition: Driving the Neighborhood to See Decorations Read More »
Do you remember being promised a special trip “downtown” to see the holiday windows? Before there were malls, there were family trips to downtown department stores, where the windows offered
Remember Store Holiday Windows or a Visit to Santa? Read More »
Popeye is one of the most famous cartoon characters from the 1930s but unknown to most people is the fact that Olive Oyl, who eventually becomes his ‘sweet patootie,’ preceded him in the funny papers by a good ten years.
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African American Performer who had to go to Europe to be Appreciated She was born Freda Josephine McDonald in 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her mother was a washerwoman and
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