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Swimming Pinups: The Weeki Wachee Mermaids
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Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida has been the home of a legendary mermaid show since 1947, in which talented and glamorous swimmers perform in a crystal-clear natural...
Sparkle Moore, a Rockabilly Icon
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Sparkle Moore was an influential pioneer of early rockabilly music, despite only being in the spotlight for a couple of years. Notably for the time,...
Moonshine Cars: The First Hot Rods
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How did hot rods get started? Beyond the innate human urge to tinker with everything, hot rod culture got its roots in the “moonshine cars”...
Early Feminism & Women's Suffrage in America
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal." In 1840, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were barred...
Teddy Boys and Girls: Britain's Original Teenage Rebels
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"Our dress is our answer to a dull world." In 1953, a hot new fashion trend took over Britain's teen boys. An adaptation of Edwardian...