In the post-World War II era of consumerism that marked the 1950s, American children began heading out to trick-or-treat on Halloween by the hundreds of thousands, redefining ancient Celtic rituals marking All Hallow’s Eve that were first brought to the… Read More ›
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Debbie Reynolds, Nixon, Nostalgic Politics & Recalcitrant Carrie
Last week’s news of the sudden death by heart attack of actress and writer Carrie Fischer, followed a day later by her beloved mother and Hollywood actress and legend Debbie Reynolds by stroke, provoked numerous recollections of their individual and… Read More ›
John Eisenhower’s Death Makes Caroline Kennedy “Dean” of First Kids
Five days before Christmas Day, John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower, the second and only surviving son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower died at his Maryland home. He was ninety-one years old. John Eisenhower was… Read More ›
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