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Tag Archives: 1960’s
1806: Darkness at Noon
Title page and figures from Darkness at Noon; or, The Great Solar Eclipse of the 18th of June, 1806; “by an inhabitant of Boston.” Darkness at the break of noon Shadows even the silver spoon The handmade blade, the child’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1800's, 1960's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Astronomy, Bob Dylan, Music, Poetry, The Moon, The Sun, USA
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1968: Go With the Winner
1968 Hot Wheels Mustang
1966: Please, Please, Please
James Brown on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1966
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Ed Sullivan, James Brown, Music, R&B, USA
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1966: Like Everybody Else
Bill Melendez, director: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) Charlie Brown, undaunted, seeks tenderness and fulfillment on every side: in baseball, in building kites, in his relationship with his dog, Snoopy, in playing with the girls. He always fails. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 1980's, 20th Century, Bill Melendez, Charles Schultz, Comic Strips, Television, Umberto Eco, USA
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1967: I Show You This Nickel
Money an introductory lecture This morning we shall spend a few minutes Upon the study of symbolism, which is basic To the nature of money. I show you this nickel. Icons and cryptograms are written all over The nickel: one … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Animals, Bison, Howard Nemerov, John Keats, Mammals, Money, Native Americans, Poetry, USA
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1961: Sticks and Stones
Curt Swan and Stan Kaye: Action Comics #276 (May, 1961)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Comics, Curt Swan, Stan Kaye, Women
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1965: גמר חתימה טובה
LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax famously refused to take the mound on the first day of the World Series in 1965; it was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. He was the best pitcher in the world … Continue reading
1964: Books
Paul Strand: Anna Attinga Frafra, Acca, Ghana (1964)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Africa, Books, Children, Ghana, Paul Strand, USA
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1960: Miss Jimmy Olsen
“A drastic change of identity”: Jimmy goes undercover as a woman in this story from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen Vol. 1, #44 (April, 1960); Curt Swan, penciler. See Transgender Identity and Superman’s Pal.
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Comics, Curt Swan, LGBTQ, USA, Women
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1965: Freedom Highway
Spider Martin: Jim Letherer on the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march in 1965. Letherer was a civil rights activist from Saginaw, Michigan. He lost a leg to bone cancer as a boy, and it was his own experience growing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Books, Civil Rights, Democracy, Disability, Jim Letherer, Judaism, Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Spider Martin, USA, Voting Rights
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