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1939 Oldsmobile Ad

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Oldsmobile Ad, Saturday Evening Post, August 5, 1939, page 27.

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1908 Rambler Automobile Ad

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Rambler Automobile, Omaha Daily Bee, August 2, 1908, page 3.

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Highway Hi-Fi Record Player

Published on January 30, 2021

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

A new accessory that buyers of Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, DeSoto, and Imperial vehicles – all manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation – could opt for in 1956 was the Highway Hi-Fi system. It was a specially developed record player that was mounted in a shock-proof case that was installed just

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Fails to Win Back Wife After Two Suicide Attempts

Published on July 26, 2020

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

n 1956, Stanley G. Peralta attempted run himself over with his moving car twice in the same night. Would this win back the love of his wife Luella?

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That’s My Parking Spot!

Published on October 5, 2018

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

A story from 1961 about how hard it can be to find a parking spot for your car in Kansas City.

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Officer, I am Being Followed…

Published on July 29, 2018

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1954, two officers in Vernon, CA pulled over a car driven by Virgil Grover Attebery. He claimed to have been followed for miles by another car.

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Girl Thought She Killed Boy

Published on December 7, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

On April 4, 1958, a Sacramento driver swerved to avoid hitting a girl. He hit a boy instead. The girl thought the boy had died and tried to kill herself.

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Mule Causes Three Car Accidents

Published on June 24, 2015

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Tidbits

On August 4, 1960, a mule in Shallotte, North Carolina managed to wreck three cars. Read this true story to learn more...

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