The Years Gone Bye: A Yearly Snapshot of the People, Places, and Things that Captured Our Attention for 50 Years

The Years Gone Bye takes you back to a time when . . . · a thong was something you wore on your feet · a blackberry was something you ate · and mini skirts raised eyebrows · Elvis was drafted into the army · Archie called Edith a "dingbat" · and Forrest Gump became a household name · America landed on the moon · divers found the Titanic after 73 years · and the police chased a white Bronco down the LA Freeway These snippets are just a few threads of the thousands of strands of pop culture and history that weave this book into a tapestry of the last half-century.

Rocco, Lorraine

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Remember the 50s . . . when there were 2,100 drive-in movies, our income was $3,700, a new house cost $9,000 and we discovered ?The $64,000 Question? was rigged? The 60s . . . when mini skirts raised eyebrows, Chubby Checkers did the Twist, John Glenn orbited the earth, and Martin Luther King, Jr, had a dream? The 70s . . . when Archie called Edith a ?dingbat,? Jaws was a blockbuster, the ?Gatsby? look was in, gas cost 57 cents, and a Ford Mustang, $4,000? The 80s . . . the time of Mohawks and Big Hair, the Berlin Wall fell, cable aired its first MTV broadcast, and Cabbage Patch Dolls were flying off the shelves? The 90s . . .when eyebrows and belly buttons got pierced, everyone danced the Macarana, gangsta rap erupted, and the police chased O.J. down the L. A. Freeway? Read "The Years Gone Bye" and discover how pop culture changed our world in just 50 years

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The Years Gone Bye: A Yearly Snapshot of the People, Places, and Things that Captured Our Attention for 50 Years

The Years Gone Bye: A Yearly Snapshot of the People, Places, and Things that Captured Our Attention for 50 Years

Secrets of the Heart: a family saga