U.S. Government photo, public domain August 28, 1963– The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 250,000+ Americans came to Washington DC, for The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on an August day in 1963. The protest became the key moment in the struggle for … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay63: 58 Years Ago, Sidney Poitier Becomes the First Black Man to Win an Acting Oscar
Screenshot via YouTube Sidney Poitier will always be noted for being the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, winning for the nun flick Lilies Of The Field (1963). When Poitier went on stage to collect his Oscar, Ann Bancroft, presenting him the award, gave … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay 1963: JFK Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is Killed by Jack Ruby
Photo by Jack Beers Jr. for The Dallas Morning News, from the Warren Commission report, public domain via Wikimedia Commons November 24, 1963 – Lee Harvey Oswald is Killed by Jack Ruby You think the USA is crazy in 2020; here's a look at 1963! If it was a film, this story … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 55 Years Ago, “I Have a Dream”
August 28, 1963 - 250,000+ Americans came to Washington D.C., for The March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom. The protest became the key moment in the struggle for Civil Rights in the USA, culminating in Martin Luther King Jr.'s rousing, iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, an … [Read more...]
#XmasFlashback63: The “Judy Garland Christmas Special” with Liza, Mel Torme & More. Watch
This live holiday TV special from 1963 has Judy Garland joined by her children, Liza Minnelli, Joey and Lorna Luft with guest stars Jack Jones and Mel Torme. Judy sings the classics like, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Little Drops of … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: The 1963 March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom
August 28, 1963- The March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom 250,000+ Americans came to Washington D.C., for The March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom. The protest became the key moment in the struggle for civil rights in the USA, culminating in Martin Luther King Jr.’s … [Read more...]
#RealEstatePorn: Warhol’s First NYC Studio Is For Sale. Got $10 Million?
OK, not $10 million. $9,975,000. The UES former firehouse that was Andy Warhol's first studio is on the market. 159 East 87th Street, just east of Lexington, is a two-story building that dates from 1910. Art critic Blake Gopnik, who is working on a biography of the artist, … [Read more...]
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Lilly Pulitzer 1931-2013. Wearing my vintage 1963 sandpiper blazer in honor of the great … [Read more...]
Flashback 1963: The Girl in the Mod Bubble
Melvin Sokolsky shot this iconic Harper's Bazaar series in Paris for the 1963 Spring Collections. People thought there must have been some trickery involved in these images, but it was long before Photoshop; in fact, model Simone d’Aillencourt went from location to location … [Read more...]
Flashback 1963
Jayne Mansfield takes a bath in her Pink Palace in Beverly Hills, the bathroom outfitted with pink shag walls, a heart-shaped gold jacuzzi tub, and a pink marble back splash. … [Read more...]
