Archive for 2012

FOLK SINGER IS 66 TODAY

donovan thn

donovan tdy

Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. His 
successful records in the 1960s include "Catch the Wind”, his first release in 1965
where it reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Donovan currently lives with his
family in County Cork in Ireland.

1981

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TOMMY ROE WITH “SHEILA”

tommy roe - sheila 45 rpm label


Number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, September 1, 1962

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ENGLISH HAIRDRESSER DEAD AT 84

andy-for-vidal

vidal-sassoon
                
                     Vidal Sassoon
  (January 17, 1928 – May 9, 2012)

 

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HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES FOR MOTHER’S DAY

 ge mother's day ad
1965 General Electric magazine ad

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                    vintage-mothers-day-card

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BYRD FLEW OVER NORTH POLE ON THIS DAY IN 1926

byrd north pole newspaper

admiral-richard-byrd

byrd's plane

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