It’s easy to write a blog post about a certain year when we only look at political and big name events.  However, history is about all things, not just the ones easily remembered… With this in mind, I’ve been researching the Mercury astronauts as well as a ton of other great topics….so many in fact,...
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Hi all, I aplogize for the posting delay of new topics for our series on 1958 and 1959. This spring has been busy for both my immediately family and extended family, so I appreciate your patience! Today we are moving on to 1959 and more importantly: The Mercury 7! While I’m doing more research on this topic,...
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As we forge ahead on our profile of the years 1958 and 1959, it’s too easy to concentrate on the “big” issues such as space and politics.  However, like most Americans, our predecessors in the Fifties were busy living life, having kids and worrying about their jobs. In today’s post, the consumer lives...
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Hello again everyone! While spring is rapidly coming to Central Ohio, our series on 1958 continues forward. Today we will open our series with a variety of topics, from Sputnik to Von Braun and the Edsel. First however, I want to introduce you to a new media object for the blog....
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(Source: Nara) Hello Dear Readers, Just wanted to touch base to apologize for the lack of updates recently. While I’m certainly excited about our series from 1958 and 1959, family activities and sickness as well as outside duties have kept me super busy. With that said, thank you for stopping by and remaining loyal subscribers to...
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With today’s continuing bad economic news, it’s easy to look back through American history and experience a hint of nostalgia, especially looking at the Fifties and early Sixties.  Yet, it would be a mistake to think of those decades as a placid, rock-n-roll good time era, Elvis Presley and American Grafitti aside.  The actual...
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