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Buck-a-roo!
Buck-a-roo! came from Milton Bradley. The idea was to load the buck-a-roo mule with picks, shovels and all kinds of stuff.
But if it got...
Arcade Games
Early 1950s fore-runners of arcade games included photo booths which became a national craze and shuffle games which moved beyond bowling with Deluxe Shuffle...
Aerobics
Aerobics word association - Lycra, Spandex, headbands, striped outfits, jiggling flab, overenthusiastic instructors, Flashdance (1983), sports bras, bike shorts, bad music, Richard Simmons, and in 1982, Jane...
Krays, The
Ronald Kray (1933 - 1995) and Reginald Kray (1933- 2000) were twin brothers who ran a criminal Mafia-style operation in the East End of...
False Eyelashes
False eyelashes were already a common accessory for women by the 1960s, but when Twiggy’s long and lush lashes made her famous, girls wanted...
