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. Click to Read More...
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. Click to Read More...
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. Click to Read More...
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. Click to Read More...
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. Click to Read More...
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. Click to Read More...
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. Click to Read More...
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. Click to Read More...