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    Today in History

    September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, and began the Second World War. Some 85 million men, women and children, or about 3% of the world population, would lose their lives before it was all over--most of them in Russia. September 1, 1985, a joint American-French expedition locates the...
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    FanTAStic!
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    Today in History

    And not necessarily in that order...
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    What Podcasts Grab Ya?

    And in fact, the podcast, The State of Perfect Balance, has broken the top two hundred iTunes Podcast rankings (of some 700K). 100K subscribers in 90+ countries. Working on episode 23 now.
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    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    This seems to have run its course.
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    Tart Arnel reproductions

    Have a look at TheSpecsShop on Etsy. Tart Arnel repops. I'm not knowledgable enough to debate the hard details, but I can attest to quality and the seller's reliability. I think they're actually sourced from the maker of the official frames (maybe legally, maybe not), with the chief variation...
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    Tart Arnel reproductions

    Just an aside: check Etsy sellers.
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    Today in History

    Seres, the movie title is correct, but the product was a canned ham called "Wham." If you ain't eatin' Wham, you ain't eatin' ham!"
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    Borsalino and Panama Hats on Hold

    Not at all, and you'll find everyone here to be very helpful. We're glad you're here.
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    Borsalino and Panama Hats on Hold

    Thread title changed. "To All Fedora Lounge Members" sounded like a major staff announcement, rather than "I'm selling a couple of hats." ;)
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    The Current War. Edison, Westinghouse, Tesla.

    Trailers are out for this, which has a dismal IMDB meta score of 42. The story of the beginnings of the electrification of the world. Benedict Cumberbatch as Edison, Nicholas Hoult is Tesla, and Michael Shannon plays George Westinghouse. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140507/
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    Today in History

    It was ten years ago, June 25, 2009, that Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, passed away at age 50. June 25, 1982, the movie Blade Runner was released. June 25, 1943: Jews in the Czestochowa Ghetto in Poland rose up against their Nazi captors. The SS put it down within days. By 1943, many of...
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    Good Wear-abouts

    I'm going to make another likely futile plea. We're twenty-plus years into a major technological revolution, one that has changed all our lives completely. Part of keeping up with that revolution goes beyond just knowing how to swipe left, double click or hard reboot. It means understanding...
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    When did the tacky practice of wearing brown shoes with blue suits become accepted?

    Some attire is really a matter of preference, and there's plenty to show that brown shoes with blue whatever has been a common, accepted thing for at least 100 years. Other attire is absolutely ironclad in its rules and observance. Like, for example, white tie. Only a boorish...
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    Today in History

    June 19 is the birthdate of baseball itself. The first organized game recorded was played on this date in 1847, Alexander Cartwright rules were used. The Garfield cartoon appeared in print for the first time June 19, 1978. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created June 19...
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    Today in History

    In 1429, June 18, Joan of Arc whipped the English at the battle of Patay. 1815, June 18, roles are reversed. The English whip Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo, Belgium. Sir Paul McCartney is 77. Isabella Rossellini is 67.
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    Today in History

    June 12 is the birthday of Anne Frank. She would be 90 now. On her thirteenth birthday, June 12, 1942, the gift was a diary.
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    Freewheelers Leather

    I want to remind everyone that one of the chief charms of The Fedora Lounge is that we insist on civility and respect, even among stitch counters and leather loons. I say tomato, you say tomahto, let's shut this whole thread down. Some of you may be refunded your dues and asked to leave. We've...
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    The Boys of Pointe du Hoc, growing up Depression Kids.

    Laura Hillenbrand explores the things that made the men and women of the Greatest Generation what they eventually became. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/10/laura-hillenbrand-on-the-1930s?fbclid=IwAR3DTC5K8RTLINiSLNtjtwt8W7SNEZeok7L3GKDzCnSNKJqJXo0tRILWJBQ
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    Today in History

    June 4th, 1968, as a decade of violence and rapid change saw a particularly bloody year, Robert. F. Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The shooter, Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, remains behind bars at age 75.

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