Teenagers
Queen Angelita
Modern dictators just don't have the style and panache of olden tyrants. At an international exposition in his country in 1956, Rafael Trujillo crowned his 16-year-old daughter as "Queen Angelita," and gave her a court of 150 ladies-in-waiting.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 20, 2017 -
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Category: Ceremonies, Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Teenagers, 1950s, Caribbean
A Rose and a Baby Ruth
Apology on the cheap.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 30, 2017 -
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Category: Music, Nature, Teenagers, Candy, 1950s, Love & Romance
Village of the Giants
"From a novel by H. G. Wells!" Yeah, right....
The Wikipedia page.
The full movie, via MST3K.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 22, 2017 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Juvenile Delinquency, Teenagers, Science Fiction, 1960s
Hippieland
This particular kind of alarmist article seems to have no current analogue.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 13, 2017 -
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Category: Teenagers, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
Paul Whiteman’s TV Teen Club
Imagine someone like Paul Whiteman being a teen idol or mentor these days.
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 24, 2017 -
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Category: Music, Television, Teenagers, 1950s
Chicago’s War on Syphilis
Imagine the uproar if this were attempted today.
Full article here.
Chicago's War on Syphilis: 1937-1940
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 10, 2017 -
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Category: Education, Civic Duties, Teenagers, 1930s, Diseases
New American Dictionary of Collegese: 1963
Here is another one of those attempts by journalist "squares" to understand the lingo of youths.
Many more entries at the link.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 31, 2017 -
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Category: Languages, Slang, Teenagers, 1960s
Hey, Let’s Twist!
The movie so great it inspired its own line of Ivey, Jivey suits for Cats!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 24, 2017 -
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Category: Fads, Fashion, Movies, Music, Teenagers, 1960s, Dance
Bowling is for Bored Teens!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 06, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Sports, Teenagers, 1960s
Cuckoo Girl
Justin Bieber fangirl phenomenon, 1959 version.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 28, 2016 -
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Category: Bad Habits, Neuroses and Psychoses, Celebrities, Delusions, Fantasies and Other Tricks of the Imagination, Music, Teenagers, 1950s
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