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These Guys Were Supreme Court Justices?!!
Bigotry and incompetence on the nation’s highest court. Continue reading
How I Came to Spend the Pandemic Thinking About Winston Churchill
Reviews of recent works by Candice Millard and Eric Larson Continue reading
Remembering the TV Dinner, Somewhat Fondly
It didn’t taste very good and it wasn’t very good for you. Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged 50's, frozen food, Hungry Man, Swanson, The Reagans, TV dinner, TV tray tables
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The Jukebox Story: An American Cultural Icon
‘an enduring image of a bygone era’ Continue reading
Posted in History, History of Teenagers, Uncategorized
Tagged 50's, hillbilly music, jukebox, music, race music, rock and roll, teenagers
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The Jukebox Story: Rise and Fall
The impact of technical, economic and cultural changes. Continue reading
The Jukebox Story: Evolving Technology
Four European immigrants who changed the industry. Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged 45 rpm, Automatic Entertainer, jukebox, music, Seeberg, wallbox, Wurlitzer, Wurlitzer Peacock
8 Comments
The Jukebox Story: Whose Idea Was This Anyway?
Was it the inventor of the “nickel-in-the-slot” machine? Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged Albert K. Keller, automatic phonograph, Charles Adams Randall, history, juke joints, jukebox, Louis Glass, music, phonograph
10 Comments
Let’s Social Distance and Quarantine Like It’s 1918
The doctors, deniers and poets of the Spanish flu pandemic. Continue reading
Blame Ben Franklin: The History of For-Profit Colleges
The commercial for-profit college business is older than the United States itself. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Bryant & Stratton, colleges, commercial college, education, for-profit colleges, history, Strayer University
3 Comments