Innholdsfortegnelse for October/November 2020 i Reminisce

My memories of Halloween growing up remain vivid, perhaps because it was—as it still is for most kids—the only time of the year I was given free access to candy. I’m reminded of that Jerry Seinfeld bit about Halloween: “Everyone that we know is just giving out candy?! Are you kidding me?” Back then, costumes seemed more for the amusement of adults than the kids. Case in point: my brother Ted, who is the little clown on the right above. He’s got some candy in his left hand, and his mouth is smeared with what looks like an unholy mix of greasepaint and chocolate. He’s clearly annoyed at having his gluttony interrupted. Besides, Ted adds, “I probably hated having to pose for the camera in such a ridiculous costume.” Where…

President John F. Kennedy enters America in the race to the moon after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin beats astronaut Alan Shepard to outer space by a few weeks. Calls grow for civil rights here, while abroad, the Cold War divides Berlin with a wall. Roger Maris hits a record 61 homers. Kids have a gas at 101 Dalmatians, and adults are jazzed about The Guns of Navarone. On the small screen, Ben Casey and Kildare are top docs. The songs of Roy Orbison and The Shirelles fill the airwaves. Mattel’s Barbie gets a boyfriend named Ken, and these terms are in common use, says Merriam-Webster. A-OK: The “voice of the astronauts,” NASA public affairs officer John “Shorty” Powers, utters this upbeat assessment during Alan Shepard’s suborbital flight. BIONIC: Biologically inspired…

When I was in seventh grade, I was assistant editor of our school paper in Lebanon, Oregon, the Crowfoot Flash. In the spring of 1960, the students who worked on the monthly paper went to the state Capitol in Salem to interview Gov. Mark Hatfield. While I waited nervously for our appointment, a well-dressed man came into the Capitol rotunda. A group of women rushed to gather around him. I figured he must be important, so I joined the crowd to get his autograph on my notepad. But try as I might, every time I put my pad out for him to sign, someone else would put theirs on top of it. Frustrated, I gave up. Later, I heard he was a senator from Massachusetts, so I figured he didn’t…

As a student, H.G. Wells attended lectures by T.H. Huxley, biologist and champion of Charles Darwin—and grandfather of Aldous Huxley, who wrote the science fiction novel Brave New World. The concept of the story arose out of a discussion Wells had with his brother Frank in which they imagined what would happen if alien beings attacked from the sky. Fear of invasion was common in late Victorian Britain, when the British empire was on the brink of collapse. Wells used the story to send a message about humans’ mistreatment of animals: “Surely, if we have learned nothing else, this war has taught us pity—pity for those witless souls that suffer our dominion.” The story of unexpected invasion has proved remarkably adaptable: as a veiled warning about imperialism in Orson Welles’…

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Share moments of lasting joy with this charming keepsake collection of memories from the readers of Reminisce. NOSTALGIA Stories about backyard games, beloved pets, road trips and holiday celebrations highlight the special bonds of family. PHOTO ALBUM Hundreds of reader snapshots form a tender and intimate portrait of life at home. POP CULTURE Colorful vintage ads in every chapter bring the past alive in all its fun—and kitschy—glory. ORDER TODAY: reminisce.com/FAMILY IN THE NEXT ISSUE REMINISCE EXTRA • Coming to America• Legacy of WWII• Green Bean Casserole…

WHEN JOHN F. KENNEDY entered the 1960 presidential race, party leaders feared that U.S. voters would be turned off by the young senator’s Roman Catholic religion. Kennedy’s team—which deployed several family members to meet potential voters—shrewdly focused their attention on individual states, using the primary system to demonstrate that America was indeed ready to welcome a non-Protestant into the White House. At that time, only 15 states and the District of Columbia held primary elections; instead of competing in primaries, many candidates traveled around the country vying for the attention of party leaders, who used their influence on delegates at the national convention. The religion question wasn’t settled by Kennedy’s win over Minnesota Sen. Hubert Humphrey in the first important primary, held in April in Wisconsin, which divided voters along…

Discovering your family’s religious connections may provide information on generations of ancestors and extended family members, and will sharpen your skills as a researcher. Marilyn kept trying different angles to solve her research problem. Knowing where the family lived when Frederick was born, she searched town records on both sides of the known birth years, and even consulted a street directory to see if she could uncover more information. But city, county and state records are often mandated years after churches have begun to record life events. Ultimately, the exact date on the baptismal records gave Marilyn the information she needed. To find out what churches existed in the areas where your family lived: Analyze the FamilySearch Wiki familysearch.org, researching both the county and the state. You can find the…

BACK IN THE 1970S, I went to a small Christian boarding school, where my brother Mike (known as Mr. Blanche) taught. I worked for him, reading aloud in classes and grading papers. But my favorite job was doing the bulletin board displays. Mike loved Peanuts and that sparked my imagination. I’d photocopy the comic strips, put them on the overhead projector and trace them onto the bulletin board. It was an inexact science, but I got pretty good at recreating the characters. Snoopy was a favorite. My brother’s students, especially the freshman boys, liked the cartoons and would ask to keep them when I was disassembling a display. During a tour of the boys’ dorm, we discovered several boys had papered their walls with the cartoons I’d given them. I…

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NAME THAT CAR Once again, we’re in the market for Name That Car challenges. Send us a story about your vintage car or pickup truck, along with a high-resolution image, and tell us something about how you found it and why you love it. We prefer vehicles with minimal alterations, but all submissions are considered. We’ll do the rest, including writing the clues. Label your story and pictures “Name That Car Challenge.” DEAR DIARY This could be a fun one: Dig out your old diary and recount some of the pages from your teenage years. Did you lock up your diary? Or—horror of horrors—did your little brother or your mom find it and read it? Don’t forget to give us a photo of yourself in those days. Label your story…

The Country Music Hall of Fame is born in 1961, and though its first three inductees—Hank Williams, Fred Rose and Jimmie Rodgers—are honored posthumously, their influence is already inspiring a generation of rising female stars. Sing out the names of these future Hall of Famers. 1 Her 1961 cover of Willie Nelson’s “Crazy” changed the sound of country music. She’s also the first woman elected to the Hall of Fame, in 1973. 2 “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” made her a star in 1952. 3 Coal Miner’s Daughter, this singer’s autobiography, inspired a 1980 movie by the same name starring Sissy Spacek. 4 This singer-songwriter won her first Grammy with the hit single “Here You Come Again.” 5 George Jones joined her (pictured) on “I Was Country When…

1929–1993 When Breakfast at Tiffany’s came out in 1961, Audrey Hepburn was already a star, with both an Oscar and a Tony award to her name. She exuded a graceful fragility that audiences loved. Though praised for her dramatic roles, she had an affinity for comedy, especially in Charade (1963) and How to Steal a Million (1966). She’s now regarded as a Hollywood and fashion icon, but upon her untimely death at age 63, her movie career shared equal billing with her later work as an energetic ambassador for UNICEF. Her mother was a baroness. She was born in Belgium to Ella van Heemstra, a Dutch baroness, and Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, a former British diplomat who was working as a banker. Ruston later adopted the surname Hepburn-Ruston, believing he…

There I was, perched in my usual spot at the top of the stairs, wrapped in my old quilt and hiding in the shadows. My parents, George and Mary, thinking that all their children were safely snuggled in bed, relaxed in the living room, listening to the radio. I was fascinated by exciting grown-up programs like The Lux Radio Theatre and The Mercury Theatre on the Air, so I crept out of bed to enjoy them too, in secret. The mysterious life of adults that took shape after we children were all bathed and tucked in bed also fascinated me. From my hiding place, I could smell tobacco smoke and hear the clinking of ice in glasses or the rattle of cups and saucers. I’d strain my ears to catch…

BRIGHT IDEA Originally a maker of cigarette package linings—the founder was related to R.J. Reynolds, the tobacco magnate—Reynolds introduced its aluminum wrap as a general consumer product in 1947. Reynolds Wrap is now regarded as an icon of American culture. A package from the 1950s is housed at the Smithsonian. FRESH OUTLOOK Like so many inventions, Saran Wrap started life as a mistake—a sticky, waterproof film that clung to the bottom of lab beakers at Dow in the 1930s. The military sprayed it on planes during WWII, and it was approved for household use in 1953. Saran’s edge over Reynolds Wrap was that you could see through it.…

This is a different kind of fish story, one that’s really about the relationship between two brothers. The younger one, Butch, is easygoing and dedicated to whatever he does. Kenny, who’s my husband, is seven years older and has always been a joker. He loves to play tricks, especially on his little brother. For his fifth birthday, Butch got an aquarium. It was filled with aquarium ornaments and had a lot of room for several small goldfish to swim. Every day after school, like clockwork, Butch fed the little guys. He loved those fish. This routine went on for some time, until Kenny had the bright idea of playing a prank on his little brother. One day, Kenny bought a large goldfish—about 6 inches—and used Butch’s fish net to move…

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