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73A Glimpse of 1929 - Photos that tell a Story
A look into life in 1929 through photos in a tiny photo album found in an antique store in Petaluma, California . . . and a bit of story about the emotions stirred when viewing the memories of others.
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75Movie The Artist: Fantastic 1920s Sets, Costumes, and Hairstyles
Due to its garnering of Golden Globe Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Score awards, The Artist has returned. Now, you can see it in mainstream movie theaters. As I watched it, I was thrilled at the level of attention to detail in scenery, costumes, and hairstyles to re-create California in the late 1920’s and early ‘30’s.
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65Western Films: From the Silver Screen To The Golden Age Of Cowboy Greats
Popular opinion falsely holds that The Great Train Robbery was the first story film produced. It was neither the first story film nor the first western film. What it was however, was the first film to be a box-office hit, appealing to audiences with...
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59DON"T LISTEN TO THEM MAN {OR WOMAN FOR THAT MATTER}
Firstly, the very best of good wishes to all my readers for 2012. Sadly I feel we are all going to need all the luck we can get. My thoughts on this have been strengthened by a small book I received as a Christmas Gift and which so enthralled me I...
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70The Tracks
Free verse poem and photography by David R Bradley inspired by the death of my Great Grandfather Vernon Claire Bradley
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67Franklin Delano Roosevelt-Larger than Life
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born January 30 1882 in Hyde Park New York. To say that FDR was born with a silver spoon in his mouth would be an understatement at the least. He was born with the entire sterling place sitting in his mouth. Which is...
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69Who Will You Vote For in the 2012 Election - Obama, Gingrich, Romney, Paul?- A Poll (12-26-11) - Ron Paul Won [73*]
The 2012 Presidential elections are almost upon us, finally. I have been watching the Conservative-Tea Party battle-royale for the Republican presidential nomination with fascination! The poll I have included is keep a running tally of how people who read hubs feel about the candidates and does it reflect the national polls. How popular is Romney, Perry, Cain, and Huntsman; who knows?
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70HEROIC NAUGHTS AND BLACK CROSSES 1930 - 1940
They fought in the sky over Britain. Young men from England, Poland, New Zealand and Australia in naughts against the German crosses. This was the Battle of Britain and the fictional character known as The Saint was, in a way, in the thick of it.
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68Crash of 1929
It was the most serious economic crisis of the 20th century. It all started because of an imbalance in the U.S. economy. During the 1920s, there was a rapid growth of the stock market in the country, with Americans spending wildly on the stock...
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79The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Global Recession of 2008
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 is described in many ways: Wall Street Crash, Black Tuesday (or Thursday, or Friday, or Monday, depending on when your country was hit the hardest) and there is no doubt that it devastated the American and the world...
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