The old days of the full service gas station. They not only filled your tank,
they washed your windows, checked your oil and water level and the air
pressure in your tires.
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Aug
REMEMBER FULL SERVICE GAS STATIONS ?
posted by Bob Karm in Automobiles,HISTORY,Memorabillia,Nostalgia,Post Card,Remember these? and have Comment (1)
27
Aug
TODAY IN HISTORY
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27
Aug
SPACE PROBE LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1962
One hundred nine days after launch, Mariner 2 flies by Venus
Mariner 2 was the first robotic space probe in the NASA program to reach the
vicinity of the planet Venus in December of the same year..
President John F. Kennedy (right) receives a Mariner 2 model from NASA
representatives in 1961
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27
Aug
TUESDAY WELD IS 70 TODAY
Tuesday Weld (Susan Ker Weld) began her career as a child actor,
and made the transition to mature roles in the late 1950s. She won
a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in
1960 and during the following decade she established herself
as a dramatic actress in films.
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