Relax, Laugh and Remember with Reminisce Magazine. Each issue is a "time capsule" of life from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's filled with reader-written stories, pictures from the past, embarrassing moments, ads from the Old Days and much more!
As we go through the touching submissions you send us each month, we’re drawn to tales that speak to as large an audience as possible. Names and details differ, but the feelings are familiar and will, we hope, stir happy memories from your own past. This is the essence of Reminisce and no story captures it better than Nell Johnson’s exuberant recollections of growing up in Kentucky, hanging out with her pals, tearing up the streets on her beloved bike. You can read her smile in every line on page 22. Yet now and then a submission is so unique, it stands alone. When longtime reader Judy Sikorski sent us images of babies in ornately decorated strollers from the Victorian era and later, we knew we had to share them…
CLOSE ENCOUNTER Even Clark Gable had to get his mail—and it was an excellent photo op. Page 16 ADVENTURES IN KOREA War is never funny, but sometimes it has its moments, as proved by two incidents described on pages 24 and 62. RETRO REPLAY By the time he got to Woodstock…he was ready to escape that cramped VW Bug. Plus, some fun facts about the festival that rocked the world 50 years ago. Page 46 ABOUT OUR COVER We love this picture of Ann Hurt, Sue Cox and Fairy Summer of Lamesa High School in Borden County, Texas, marching in a 1941 parade. Our tinted version features the school’s colors—black and Vegas gold. Do you know these majorettes? Write: submissions@reminisce.com. Keep Reminisce coming every month! Subscribe today at REMINISCE.COM/EXTRASPECIAL IN…
BEST BIRTHDAY EVER Did you have a birthday you’ll never forget? Maybe you got the present of your dreams or your third grade crush showed up to your party? Tell us about that day. Label your story and pictures “Best Birthday Ever.” HOMECOMING GAMES We’re celebrating all the cheers and happy tears of homecoming weekend, from parades to dances to the big game. Grab the pigskin and head for the end zone. Label your story and pictures “Homecoming Games.” FIREWORKS Tell us about that memorable trip to see the fireworks on the Fourth of July or another holiday. Did you always stake out a prime spot at the park? Maybe you went on a first date to see them? Or perhaps your family put on a private show and you’d…
Millions of baby boomers are born into a decade that promises prosperity and peace. Instead, the U.S. enters the Korean War. Cold War tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union intensifies. And Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin delivers a blistering speech declaring war on Communists at home. Still, creative minds flourish. America enters the Golden Age of Television. Yakity-Yak chattering-teeth toys and cinnamonflavored Hot Tamales are a hit. And future rebel heartthrob James Dean gets his first paid acting gig: a Pepsi commercial. JAN. 17 Thieves in Halloween masks steal more than $2 million from Brink’s in Boston. JAN. 31 President Harry Truman announces U.S. plans to develop the hydrogen bomb. FEB. 15 Heavily in debt, Walt Disney releases Cinderella (right). Profits from the movie help his company to…
Nearly 70 years ago, on Oct. 2, 1950, Charles M. Schulz’s syndicated comic strip Peanuts debuted in seven newspapers nationwide. The last strip (of 17,897) ran Feb. 13, 2000—the day before Schulz died. Test your knowledge of good ol’ Charlie Brown (Schulz’s alter ego) and the gang. 1 Who said “my anxieties have anxieties”? 2 She observed that “happiness is a warm puppy.” 3 Who has a strong attachment to a security blanket? 4 Name Schroeder’s favorite composer. 5 Who is the object of Charlie Brown’s unrequited love? 6 Name the character Marcie calls “sir.” 7 Who was Snoopy’s BBF (best bird friend)? 8 How much did Lucy charge for psychiatric help? 9 What WWI flying ace was Snoopy’s nemesis? 10 Who walks around in his own dust storm? Answers…
~ OSCARS ~ MOTION PICTURE All the King’s Men BEST ACTOR Broderick Crawford, All the King’s Men BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Dean Jagger, Twelve O’Clock High BEST DIRECTOR Joseph L. Mankiewicz, A Letter to Three Wives BEST ACTRESS Olivia de Havilland, The Heiress BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mercedes McCambridge, All the King’s Men ~ EMMYS ~ BEST COMMERCIAL Lucky Strike cigarettes BEST KINESCOPE SHOW Texaco Star Theatre Starring Milton Berle, NBC BEST LIVE SHOW The Ed Wynn Show OUTSTANDING KINESCOPE PERSONALITY Milton Berle ~ PULITZER PRIZE ~ DRAMA South Pacific, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan…
