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Rebound
Rebound was a miniature board-game version of shuffleboard.
The board was split down the middle by a wall. The player launched one of four pucks...
Joe Meek
Acclaimed by many as the UK's Phil Spector, Joe Meek was born on 5 April 1929.
His first love from childhood had been electronics, and this...
Walter Cronkite
The commentary of former CBS Evening News anchorman Walter Cronkite defined issues and events in America for almost two decades.
Cronkite, whom a major poll...
Bobby Socks
Bobby socks started as a rebellious fad in Britain, but soon became the quintessential teen fashion of the 50s.
The girls who wore these anklets...
Beehive Hair
The 1950’s revelled in the outrageous works of art created from hair, and the bubble-like bouffant was teased to even greater height and tamed...
