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TV Coverage of the War
some video of the evening news in 1968 http://kronykronicle.com/1968/index.html… more →
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TV Coverage of the War
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: some video of the evening news in 1968 http://kronykronicle.com/1968/index.html … more →
It's 1968 women...know your role.
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: an infuriating tv ad from 1968 for Maxwell House coffee. Meredith and Peg, this is what you had to d … more →
Losing a child to War & Closure through Operation Gold Star
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Meredith isn’t the only one to travel great lengths to cope with the loss of a child. Operatio … more →
Travis Air Force Base
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mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Crowds welcome home Vietnam Troops at Travis Air Force Base This is what Phil and Meredith would hav … more →
Chica Chica Boom Chic and More
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mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Shake what your mama gave you! Like Nick said, this is what Peg and Jack might be familiar with in t … more →
Immigration to Canada
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Making the transition to Canada as a draft dodger wasn’t easy as pie, but wasn’t hard as … more →
Brazilian Jazz Madness
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mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Learn to play the Samba and Bossa Nova (which means New Trend) with this hip dude! Hope this helps w … more →
More Aachen Info
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mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: The German city of Aachen, located near the Belgian border, was a pivotal battleground for American … more →
Money in 1955
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Houses for those boys at Ford… $11,000 in 1955 equals $85,166.62 today. (from MeasuringWorth) Ph … more →
St. Louis Transport and Development
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mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: MID TWENTIETH CENTURY: 1945 – 1968 A bond issue was passed in 1944 to provide for a post-war p … more →
So you want to dodge the draft....
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Awesome site with video! Listen to draft dodgers tell their stories here: http://archives.cbc.ca/war … more →
Carter Pardons Draft Dodgers
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Just a day after Jimmy Carter’s inaguration, (January 1977) he followed through on a contentio … more →
How Long was Basic Training for Vietnam?
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Basic Training lasted 6 weeks. … more →
Detroit Riots
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mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: The Detroit Riot of 1967 began when police vice squad officers executed a raid on an after hours dri … more →
Aachen
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mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: This google book gives some accounts of the battles at Aachen. http://books.google.com/books?id=V2-v … more →
Brief St. Louis History
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mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: After World War II, the City’s population peaked at 856,000 by 1950. This crowded city had no … more →
The Cost of War
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: In this play, Sharr White talks about the immeasurable damage war rages on families and survivors th … more →
Music Men
mmcclain wrote 1 year ago: Thelonious Monk (October 10, 1917-February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Wide … more →
