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1946 Ben-Gay Ad

Published on March 3, 2021

Posted in: Medical

Vintage Ad for Ben-Gay Analgesique Baume which appeared in the April 21, 1946 issue of the Louisville Courier-Journal.

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Podcast #145 – Bad Apples #1 – The Best Years of Our Lives

Published on February 8, 2021

Posted in: Bad Apples Movie Review, Podcast

A discussion of the 1946 classic movie "The Best Years of Our Lives." The movie won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Movie, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.

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ENIAC is First Computer

Published on September 12, 2020

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

On April 14, 1946, Dr. Arthur W. Burks walked over to a machine and asked it to multiply 97,367 by itself 5000 times. It did it in seconds. This was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer ever built.

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Milk Bottle Shortage

Published on September 21, 2019

Posted in: Forgotten History, Money & Financial, Tidbits

On November 14, 1946, it was reported that there was a shortage of milk bottles in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

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Silent Susan – Podcast #97

Published on September 14, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Podcast

In 1946 Susan Bower was arrested for not revealing her name and was sentenced to 6-months in jail in Hackensack, NJ.

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The Bowery’s Santa – Podcast #78

Published on December 12, 2014

Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Money & Financial, Podcast

Joe Bonavita went to the Bowery in 1946 to give away a big chunk of his hard-earned money to those less fortunate. The true story about an unusual Santa Claus.

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A Life Forgotten – Podcast #76

Published on October 23, 2014

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Podcast

What would you do if you had forgotten your entire past? One man suffered such a fate and spent many years trying to figure out who he was.

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Tattooed Pantyhose

Published on July 25, 2014

Posted in: Fashion & Design, Tidbits

In 1946, Gotham Hosiery introduced sheer nylon pantyhose with fake tattoos printed on them, allowing women to get tattoos without the ink.

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