(vimeo link) The British Council has released a... ...as released a collection of films produced in the 1940s to show the world how the British lived and worke...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/03/old-british-council-films-available-online/
You may have heard that the first rock 'n' rol... ...the blues and the rhythm & blues songs of the 1940s . So what was the first recorded rock 'n' roll son... ...ates for the title -and four of them are from the 1940s ! Listen to them and tell us what you think. Link
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/23/5-candidates-for-the-first-rock-n-roll-song/
Minnesotastan's mother was a member of American Airlines 1941 graduating class for the fairly new profession called "stewardess." She passed along some interesting tidbits about the business in those days, such as ho...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/early-airline-customs/
I don't know about all of you, but I'm a sucker for vintage photos shot in color and these gorgeous WWII images from the Library of Congress are both fascinating and stunning. You can find more of them over at The At...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/world-war-ii-in-color/
