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50 Tragically Hilarious Wedding Announcements

When I was a little girl, I fantasized about the Princess wedding. When I got older, every time I had…

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Legendary White House Performances

From classical to rock, America’s greatest entertainers have made command appearances at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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The 70’s Rise of Roller Skates

By the '70s, roller skates had been around for over a hundred years. Something about that decade—– the style, the…

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The Doors: “Riders On The Storm”

The song can be seen as an autobiographical account of Jim Morrison's life: he considered himself a "Rider on the…

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The Doors: Light My Fire

The Doors' record company thought this was too long to get radio play, so the guitar solos were edited down…

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The Beach Boys: “Little Saint Nick”

https://youtu.be/P-vAZabkn3U Cars were a common theme in early Beach Boys songs, notably "Little Deuce Coupe," which was the template for…

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The Beach Boys: ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’

This was the leadoff track to The Beach Boys legendary Pet Sounds album. While the "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and…

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Donny Osmond: “Puppy Love”

https://youtu.be/Mkn1kFmUW5E "Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating…

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The Osmonds: “One Bad Apple”

This was written by George Jackson, who was a staff songwriter at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The Osmonds…

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The Greatest Roles of Richard Attenborough

Affectionately as Dickie to his friends and loved ones, Attenborough began his acting career in the 1940s, with a breakout…

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The Ritual of S&H Green Stamps

"Before there were discount stores and warehouse outlets, before Amazon and Walmart and China drove down retail prices to the…

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Vintage Maternity Wear

"There's a fine line between ""vintage"" and ""dated."" Things that are vintage usually trigger some sort of knee-jerk nostalgia; a…

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