January 22, 1970: Inaugural Flight of the Boeing 747 from New York to London _ US Memories _ LINH
Longer than the Wright brothers’ first flight, wider than a boulevard, and with a tail height as tall as a six-story building, the 747 was a revolution…
Classic Snapshots: Ford Coca-Cola Delivery Trucks in the 1920s-1950s _ US Memories _ LINH
In an early-1920s speech, a Coca-Cola bottler declared, “Coca-Cola was as instrumental in building up the soft drink industry as Henry Ford was in building up the…
Hot Pants: One of the Sexiest Fashion Styles of All Times_top1
Hot pants, or ‘short shorts’ describe extremely short shorts, which may be worn by women or to a lesser extent, by men. The term was first used…
Gaucho Pants of the 1970s_top1
Gaucho pants are wide-legged trousers for women with a cuff that ends around mid calf. Taking their name from pants once worn by South American cowboys, they…
These Old Photos Show What Gas Stations Looked Like in the US From the 1920s and 1940s_top1
Gas stations have long been a familiar sight on American roadways, serving as crucial pit stops for motorists on their journeys. However, the gas stations we encounter…
22 Vintage Snapshots of New Year’s Eve Parties in the 1950s and 1960s_top1
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve, also known as Old Year’s Day or Saint Sylvester’s Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day…
This is how life in the U.S. appeared during the 1950s_Lap
The 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the Civil Rights movement in the United States….
Before Computer: Vintage Photos of People From the Past With Their Typewriters_top1
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character…
Bell-Bottoms – Favorite Fashion Trend of the 1970s_Lap
Bell-bottoms (or flares) are a style of trousers that become wider from the knees downward, forming a bell-like shape of the trouser leg. It became fashionable for…
That’s What Life in the U.S. Looked Like in the 1950s_top1
The 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the Civil Rights movement in the United States….