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Revisiting the genius behind Douglas Sirk's 1959 film -- it's design, use of color and the American class system -- reveals a social commentary more poignant today than ever before.

Mickey Mantle had a pretty good 1959 season --pretty good for most players, but not for him. How ironic so many "experts" thought there would be another Triple Crown.

There also was a two door hardtop, a convertible, and the 1959 Pontiac Bonneville Safari wagon. With a base price of $3532, it cost $50 more than the Bonneville convertible.

The winners at the first Grammy Awards in 1959 tells us a lot about what the agenda was in the creation of the Recording Academy two years earlier. Nevertheless, the unintentional consolidation of some musical categories was prescient...

Created in 1959 by Ruth Handler, and named after her daughter Barbara, Barbie was an instant success. First sold at the American Toy Fair in New York City, Barbie can now be found and purchased around the world.

The Dodgers got great pitching from an unexpected sourse to win the Series in a year that saw the Yankees falter.

An intriguing story although the pacing reveals the film's age.

Danny Ainge was born on March 15, 1959 in Eugene, Oregon. Ainge was a standout high school athlete in basketball, baseball, and football at North Eugene High School.

79 percent of the women who first married between 1955 and 1959 reached their 15th anniversary. However, of the women married between 1985 and 1989, only 57 percent managed to tick off 15 years with their husband.

In 1959, an earthquake hit the southwest region of Montana. A landslide caused by the earthquake created a new lake, now known as Quake Lake (or Earthquake Lake). The area still bears many reminders of how deadly nature can be.

In 1959, when I started working at the bank, we charged 50¢ for an overdraft. That would be $2.90 in today's dollars. So, why do they now charge $29 bucks?

In 1959, a famous photo was taken of then-Vice President Nixon touring Peru in an Edsel convertible. After the photo opp, Nixon was pelted with eggs and tomatoes by Peruvian demonstrators

The Minnesota Vikings were founded in 1959, and began playing in the NFL in 1961.

Attending Boston Latin School was every parent's goal for their 'smart' child in Boston. I went, I didn't belong. I failed but got a decent poem out of it some 4b years later. Not a total loss!

The term "knowledge worker" was first brought about by Peter Drucker in his book, Landmarks of Tomorrow, which was published in 1959. It is a word used to describe someone who works with existing information and processes it to solve or define a problem.

I've been to Busch Gardens Africa located in Tampa, Florida about three to four times in my life. The park was established around 1959 as a possible competition to Disney World.

If you are a journalist, writer, artist, or just a free thinker, there is news on the Senate floor that can and will affect you. S. 1959 can affect us all. Sponsored by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), this bill has already passed the House.

One hit wonders are always fun songs. Here are a few of the one hit wonders from 1959 that are still common today.

Mickey would accept a salary cut of $2,000, but not more. He made $72,000 in 1959. The Yankees' offer of $55,000, made Mickey livid.

The passenger list reportedly read like a who's who of the modern music world: former Blink-182 drummer and "Meet the Barkers" star Travis Barker, DJ AM a.k.a. Adam Goldstein, Perry Farrell of the well known band Jane's Addiction, and Radio Music Award nominee Gavin DeGraw.

In England in the 1959, era a ground breaking new subcompact car that has 2 door emerged. With a transverse mounted engine and a very efficient and boxy looking car with a front wheel drive layout.

Prep school was a drag in 1959, so we searched for ways to conquer the world and lessen the boredom.

Review of the 1959 biopic about the life of drummer Gene Krupa from 1927 to 1944 (rise and fall and comeback) also starring James Darren as the best friend.

The Chargers franchise was founded in 1959.

Despite the fact that the New York community already had a successful franchise in the National Football League, the New York Giants, the American Football League granted New York another franchise on August 14, 1959.

Find out all about Elvis' million-selling hit song from 1959, "A Big Hunk O' Love"! Get the back-story, all the facts, and my humble opinion about it!

Even though this 1962 war drama is showing its age, it is still a powerful movie about a pivotal world event. The most expensive black and white movie for three decades, it is based on the 1959 best seller by Cornelius Ryan.

The Brimfield Antiques Show, commonly known as the Brimfield Flea Market, started in 1959. Brimfield is a small New England town in Central Massachusetts. The Brimfield flea market has become one the largest antiques show in the country.

In 1959, Robert Clarke wrote, produced, directed, and starred in The Hideous Sun Demon. It was a family affair.

The London taxi which lingers in most people's memories is the Austin FX-4 and was introduced in 1959, remained in production until 1997.

Bennett Miller's Capote shows us the dual life of Truman Capote during the time when he was writing In Cold Blood, between 1959 and 1965.

In John Knowles's book A Separate Peace (1959), the protagonist Gene struggled against tremendous emotional instability and overcame it near the conclusion. This paper explores the flawed ideas behind Gene's conflicted state and how Gene eventually resolved it.

Since 1959, Jay Ward's characters Rocky and Bullwinkle have delighted animation fans. One component of their TV series was episodes of Dudley Do-Right. Now, the mountie's made his way to DVD with Sony Wonder's The Best of Dudley Do-Right Volume 1.

Accomodating a student-sized budget, you can get a large one-topping pizza for around $10.00. As far as flavor goes, it's the best... even if you don't have any sentimental attachment like I do.

This movie is based on the true story of the first Superman, who either killed himself or was murdered on June 16, 1959. The movie alternates between flashbacks of his life and the life of the PI obsessed with determining what really happened.

Harvey Haddix took a perfect game into the thirteenth inning of a 1959 game against the Braves, only to watch in despair as he lost not only his no-hitter, but the game as well, with one swing of a bat.

Barbie is one of the most circulated and top rated toys on the market today. Barbie has been on the toy scene since 1959. Over the years, Barbie's look and fashion has changed to bring her into the modern world.

When Barbie was introduced by Mattel in the year 1959, every girl wanted one.

The commemorative coin for Hawai'i bears the date 1959, when it first became admitted as the 50th state.

Neal in the 1989 film Dead Poets' Society and Gene in John Knowles's 1959 book A Separate Peace both suffer horrific consequences as a result of illogical and unreal emotional misconceptions within them. This essay analyzes their self-destructive delusions.

Since 1959, Castro has been ruling Cuba with an iron hand. He has become the longest serving political leader in the world. With his health now in question, and leadership delegated to his younger brother Raul Castro, uncertainty looms large over Cuba's future.

Barbie originally sold for $3.00 in 1959 today, expect to pay as much as $1,000.00 for a discontinued variant.

Born Terry Allen Wayne in 1959, he would make his debut as Terry Allen in Florida Championship Wrestling (he would eventually hold the NWA Florida Global Tag Team title five times over his career) in 1977, he would soon start competing in the Pacific Northwest territory

The 1999 movie is familiar to its 1959 predecessor about six strangers with the ability to make $1 million each if they stay the night in a former mental institution.

For 1959, Dodge along with the entire Chrysler line of cars underwent some restyling.

It was 1925. The city of Nome had been hit with an epidemic - diptheria. Without vaccine, many, if not all woulkd die. Anchorage had a supply, but was 1200 miles away. They decided only sled dogs would have a chance to bring it in. The Iditaraod was born.

Ed Gein butchered women and robbed graves in rural Wisconsin in the 1950s. His bizarre story helped to inspire Hitchcock's Psycho.

A study of three movies directed by Robert Redford. This is also a history of the man himself. Robert Redford is a man passionate about recording the history of the old west and passionate about preserving what we have taken for granted.

An assortment of outlines and lectures on the Gilded Age and the 1970s for college level history courses.

In Cold Blood excels in all categories and is one of the few adaptations that makes me interested in reading the book after I've seen the movie.

Read this informative article and find out how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr helped to shape America. Also, you'll find out how his young life was cut short, and what resulted from it.

Charles Whitman climbed the University of Texas' 28 story Tower on August 1st of 1966 and began shooting people. This article relates his life up to that fateful day, his murderous spree and his death.

The Korean War is not often depicted on film, yet, some films do exist. This article is a short list of some Korean War films

Early in 1958, Charlie Starkweather of Lincoln, Nebraska went on a murderous rampage that left eleven innocent people dead. This article relates the horrors of those eight days.

An overview of the rise of the Mahdi, a Sudanese Islamic Sufi who conquered the Sudan in the late 1800s.

Coffee has intertwined itself into modern life while creating a group of contemporary consumers. In stride with coffee's direct influence on consumer culture it has also become the source of the modern marvel of mass consumerism, we call the coffee shop.

Built upon an arc of the Garrone River, and just a stone's throw away from the Atlantic, Bordeaux is the capital of France's Aquitaine region. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains, forests and vineyards and is also known as the Paris of the South.

Top 10 Songs of the 1950's lists the Billborad Top Ten Hits year by year. This article also offers some tidbits of music history from the fifties decade.

In a word, humankind has been �beached' awaiting atomic inevitability in Stanley Kramer's adaptation of Nevil Shute's On The Beach. A richly allegorical story about man, machine and political fallout in the Atomic age.

The fight for the gorilla is being waged in Africa. Dian Fossey waged this war to save the gorilla, living with them until her murder.
The fight continues to today and is successful with the population of the gorilla increasing.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. It faced possible demolition before Memphis businessmen purchased it and turned it into a museum.

Read this article and find out how a poor, Afro-American boy from New Orleans turned into the world's most famous trumpeter!

Do you remember the hits of the 60's and 70's? Many of them were recorded on the Motown record label which Berry Gordy had founded himself. Find out how Gordy made his way to the top by reading this informative artcle today!

Read this article to find out how Della Reese rose up to become one of the finest gospel singers you'll ever hear! Not only did she make it famous in the singing world, but in the TV world as well!

Read this interesting article about Otis Boykin and find out what the man invented in his lifetime. Above all, he helped to save many heart patients with the invention of his pacemaker.

Lucille Ball, Richard Pryor and Henny Youngman gave the world laughter and joy throughout their careers as comedians, musicians, producers, writers and actors. Their performances attracted legions of fans and followers for decades

A handful of ballplayers have recorded songs. Some did it for fun. But for these players, music progressed from a hobby to a second career.

For the fan who can't get enough statistics, Retrosheet and Baseball Almanac offer impressive menus of information. The fan who prefers stories and humor to numbers will also find these websites rewarding.

Read this interesting article and find out about George Carlin, the famous comedian, actor, and author!

The Producers, a great movie and a must see for the whole family.

Through the discovery by Charles Darwin, giant tortoises become famous worldwide. Three different types of Galapagos tortoises. Giant tortoises have unique behavior characteristics. By the help of various organizations increased tortoise population.

His life tragically cut short, Buddy Holly is celebrated as Lubbock's most famous contribution to American popular culture. Appropriately, Lubbock is home to several tourist sites honoring his brief but influential music career.

The works of Sylvia Plath have come back into the literary mainstream with the release of her Ariel in it's original format. She has some twisted views on motherhood in general, but many of her works are overwhelmingly good.

A lecture outline for Evans' The Memory of Resistance and its relation to North African independence movements.

Luis Aparaico and Bert Campaneris were spray hitting, base stealing, slick fielding shortstops that made things go for their respective teams. This article summarizes both of these Hispanic legends' careers.

Placido Dominguez is one of the most gifted tenors of the 20th century and one of the most significant contributors to the music world.

Study of how Soviet foreign policy grew through economic cooperation with Iran from 1945-1979. Particular emphasis is shifted away from Cold War stances and upon nation to nation growth.

The top 20 comedies of all time, including a brief summary and a famous quote left behind from each film. Compiled from an original list of 80, sure to spark debate or enthusiastic agreement.

For a brief time newsstands actually stocked a mature, well-written contemporary monster movie magazine geared towards thinking adults (though you'd never know it from the title): CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN.

If you're looking for the best movies involving the Korean War, you might be subjected to a serious search. The Korean War hasn't been covered much in the media and you'll be hard pressed to find Korean War movies at your local video store.

Summer 1985. New Coke. Rambo. The end of the von Bulow trial stuns. Airline tragedies abound. AIDs. Apartheid. Learn about the past and inform your future.

Why Bob Hope was unique in his life and comedic style, and what made him the universally acclaimed and adored actor he became.

Read this article and find out how you can solve some problems around the house by recycling old pairs of pantyhose!

Some of the most notable African American Authors of all times are also poets, lecturers, professors, historians, producers, actors and activists.

The Congressional Gold Medal of Honor is considered the United States Congress equivalent to the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Walnut is the city for you if you prefer a calm, quiet, relatively crime-free city that is still within easy driving distance of Los Angeles. Come visit and see what Walnut is all about.

Devon Rex cats are known for their short, naturally curly coat and very large "elfin" ears. Here are some things you should know about the Devon Rex cat before adopting one as a pet.

Fans of the show will be glad to get their hands on Dragnet 1967. Current audiences might find the show dated and unrealistic, but the show's humor, both intentional and unintentional, is enjoyable.

This DVD set is an entertaining, informative biography that belongs in the collection of anyone who considers themselves to be an Elvis fan. It also serves as an important document of 20th Century pop culture.

Voltaire's Candide was a story that presented the harsh realities of a world filled with evil, selfishness, intolerance, and superstition. Through his novel he attacks the philosophy of optimism which asserts that all is well, when all is not.

Whether you want a quick day trip that is close to the Fargo Moorhead area of North Dakota or a weekend visit, the Wahpeton area is a great place to visit.

North Port is located on the west coast of Florida between Fort Myers and Sarasota. It is central to beaches, populated cities, and rural areas.