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Today in History
Today in 2001, George Harrison died from lung cancer, almost 2 years to the day from being stabbed in his own home by an intruder.- MissMittens
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Today in History
Today in 1939, the Soviet Union nullified it's non-aggression pact with Finland In 1929, the Father of Motown, Berry Gordy, was born. Who'd have thought the man that brought us some of the greats, like Aretha Franklin, would also bring this monstrosity into the world - his son and grandson...- MissMittens
- Post #832
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What are you listening to?
- MissMittens
- Post #18,070
- Forum: Radio
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Today in History
Today in 1945 the Nuremberg trials began. Today in 1981, Microsoft Windows was launched upon the world. (there is no irony here today)- MissMittens
- Post #813
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Today in History
Constantly. But what's old is new, right? lol- MissMittens
- Post #812
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Today in History
Exactly! Lol!! The juxtaposition of the two just heightens everything wrong with today's popular culture- MissMittens
- Post #806
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Today in History
Today in 1863, Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address. Today in 1990, pop act Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy award for lip synching.- MissMittens
- Post #804
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Today in History
Today in 1902, the Teddy Bear became popular, due to Teddy Roosevelt and a Washington Star newspaper cartoon depicting the President with a bear. Today in 1945, the first Nazi scientists are brought to the U.S. as part of Operation Paperclip.- MissMittens
- Post #799
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What are you listening to?
Won't post the source since it's lewd and bawdy, but just listened to an MP3 of English WW1 veterans singing "Madamoiselle from Armentieres". The lyrics were pretty shocking, funny, but shocking, which is completely understandable given the fact that the men didn't ever know if they'd see a...- MissMittens
- Post #18,034
- Forum: Radio
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Replica WW2 US Visor Caps
Having had several actual period crushers pass through my hands, and seen a Society piece up close and personal, I can tell the you "feel" of the wool isn't quite the same, but the attention to detail is top notch. Visually, you'll never tell the difference :)- MissMittens
- Post #24
- Forum: WWII
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Deodorant and Vintage Clothing
The problem isn't always discoloration, but that vintage fabrics don't tend to stand up to chemicals for long. I ruined a 1920's day dress once by using Secret. Never again :( I've tried LizzieMaine's solution of using dress shields, and that's worked out perfectly. I tried the "stick-on" for...- MissMittens
- Post #13
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Ladies Hat Chat
Simply divine hat! Sadly, with a large-ish head, I can rarely buy online so I'm limited to what I find locally and can actually try on before purchasing. For that reason, my hat collection is very sparse. I would love a 40's cartwheel in black or red, but alas, have not found one here in the...- MissMittens
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Today in History
BBC's first transmitter, the Marconi station, callsign "2LO" in 1923, roughly a year after launch.- MissMittens
- Post #789
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Today in History
Today in 1851, Moby Dick was first published. In 1922 on this day, the BBC started broadcast transmissions, from it's original Marconi House station https://secret-cities.com/2010/03/17/marconi-house/- MissMittens
- Post #788
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage trains
I think we're doing a Christmas trip. Hopefully there'll be some snow for the pictrues :)- MissMittens
- Post #401
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Bargain original M422a? Or repro?
The wierdness of ebay....... It takes me to a M422 now too. The collar doesn't look quite right but the rest of the jacket seems spot on.- MissMittens
- Post #4
- Forum: Vintage Finds and Deals
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Today in History
Today in 1517, Martin Luther nailed his grievances against the medieval church against a church door, thus founding Lutheranism and proselytizing protestantism. In 1984 on this day, Indian Prime Minster, Indira Ghandi, was assasinated- MissMittens
- Post #739
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Today in History
I'd forgotten that the desecration of the Grandfathers on unceeded land in violation of the Treaty of Ft Laramie was completed on this day. Sad day indeed.- MissMittens
- Post #738
- Forum: The Observation Bar
