2023-09-07 13:24
Forbidden City was a Chinese nightclub and cabaret in San Francisco, which was in business from 1938 to 1970. Although it was not the first Chinese American nightclub, Forbidden City was the… Read More
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A look at fashion, style, beauty, and trends through the eyes of a behind-the-scenes fashionista at trendiki.com
2023-09-06 10:57
The Colditz Cock was a glider built by British prisoners of war during World War II for an escape attempt from Oflag IV-C (Colditz Castle) prison camp in Germany.The only known photograph of… Read More
2023-09-06 10:16
Fashion of the 1980s was characterized by a rejection of 1970s fashion. Punk fashion began as a reaction against both the hippie movement of the past decades and the materialist values of th… Read More
2023-09-03 10:48
Nastassja Kinski was born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on January 24, 1961 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski. In 1976, she met director Roman Polanski, who urged h… Read More
2023-09-01 10:22
Born 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri, American model Sondra Peterson is best known for her work in the 1950s and 1960s appearing in major magazines beside other icons of the age like Veruschka… Read More
2023-08-29 08:54
Born 1883 in Boston, American actress Pauline Frederick made her stage debut at the age of 17 as a chorus girl in the farce The Rogers Brothers at Harvard, but was fired shortly thereafter… Read More
2023-08-25 08:12
The main model for all these lovely paintings was a working class sixteen year old girl called Geesje Kwak who had the luck and privilege to be transformed, at least in the artist’s st… Read More
2023-08-23 07:20
Written by Frank Zappa, who co-directed with Tony Palmer, 200 Motels is a musical film which sought to project the surrealistic reality of being a pop musician on the road in 1971. The film… Read More
2023-08-22 19:05
A 5,200-year-old pottery bowl discovered in Shahr-e Sukhteh (Burnt City), Iran has five sequential images painted around it that seem to show phases of a Persian Desert Ibex leaping up to ni… Read More
2023-08-20 18:12
It was back in 1943 when Herman the Cat was officially hired by the United States Coast Guard as an “Expert Mouser” to essentially control or eradicate the rodent population aboa… Read More
2023-08-20 15:41
It’s worth remembering that in 1965, most of the cars on the road didn’t have power steering, in fact some people had never even driven a car with power steering. With this in mi… Read More
2023-08-20 09:12
Born 1919 as Marilyn Llewelling in Fort Worth, Texas, American actress Lynn Merrick was one of thirteen women selected by the Motion Picture Publicists Association as a “Baby Star&rdqu&hell…Read More
2023-08-20 04:50
In 1954, the traveler could install a relief bunk in his car – an aluminum cot that extends above the seats from front to rear. While one person drives the other can sleep in full-leng… Read More
2023-08-20 00:19
In the aftermath of WWII’s significant instability came the 1950s, suburbia, and the dream of a “picture-perfect” family.The 1950s were boomer years. The economy boomed, an… Read More
The Manhattan Project: Historical Photos From The Trinity Test, The World’s First Atomic Explosion
2023-08-19 18:55
The story of Trinity Site begins with the formation of the Manhattan Project in June 1942. The project was given overall responsibility of designing and building an atomic bomb. At the time… Read More
2023-08-19 11:28
Many people probably associate Queen Maud with elegant evening gowns, made by the most extravagant materials. But the iconic queen also had a sporty side and, not least, stylish clothes for… Read More
2023-08-19 10:03
Born 1933 as Elizabeth Janet Pickering in New York City, Betsy Pickering began her modeling career in the early 1950s, making her first of several appearances on the cover of Vogue in 1953.B… Read More
2023-08-19 02:38
Falling asleep at the wheel is just about impossible when an automatic “prodder” is worn by the driver. The prodder consists of an alertness indicator developed at Tufts College… Read More
2023-08-19 02:36
In the 1980s, a middle-aged Canadian man decided to spend his entire life savings on building an indestructible suit that he could wear into battle against a wild grizzly bear. For about sev… Read More
2023-08-19 00:43
Bill Mitchell (1912 – 1988) was one of the great automotive designers over General Motors’ storied history. His 18 years as GM Design Staff vice president produced a great legacy… Read More
2023-08-18 16:19
David Crosby, founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash was arrested by Dallas police in April 1982 and charged with drug and gun possession. Crosby, 40 at the time, ended u… Read More
2023-08-18 10:40
A person who is an animal lover is likely very empathetic toward animals, enjoys being around them, and feels a pull to help them when they can.Studies have determined that pet owners and an… Read More
2023-08-17 00:07
Madame Butterfly is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering, based on David Belasco’s play and the story by John Luther Long. It was adapted by Josephine Lovett a… Read More
2023-08-16 17:15
In the first half of the 20th century, it was the social norm for men to be seen out an about with a hat on their head. Through the decades, the arrival of European immigrant communities to… Read More
2023-08-15 00:08
As Americans gained more money and leisure time in the 1950s, proms became more extravagant and elaborate, bearing similarity to today’s proms. The high school gym may have been an acc… Read More
2023-08-14 17:56
Jerrie Cobb was born in Norman, Oklahoma on March 5, 1931. With a pilot for a father, Jerrie took to aviation at an early age, first flying with her father at age 12. At 16 she was soaring o… Read More
2023-08-12 10:07
The 1960s is a good period for the economy, helped by the fact that EEC (European Economic Community) countries stop charging custom duties when they trade with each other. They also agree j… Read More
2023-08-12 04:36
In 1949, dual controls on a new motorcycle permit either rider to drive the machine. When used as a trainer the motorcycle permits a novice to learn to drive in 30 minutes, according to the… Read More
2023-08-11 00:47
Comrade X is a 1940 American comedy spy film directed by King Vidor and starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The supporting cast features Oskar Homolka, Felix Bressart, Sig Rumann and Eve A… Read More
2023-08-10 15:26
Bob Marley and the Wailers performing live at Jaap Edenhal, Netherlands on June 13, 1976. These amazing photographs, taken by Lex Van Rossen (1940–2007), document Marley performing in… Read More
2023-08-08 12:38
Surfboards, whose usual habitat is the ocean, have taken to the land in a new sport devised by Portland, Oregon, youngsters in 1932. The surfboards, made of ordinary planks, are pulled along… Read More
2023-08-08 09:41
Hjördis Genberg (1919–1997) was a Swedish actress and model. She was the second wife of English actor and author David Niven, and was among the first supermodels of Sweden.This ga… Read More
2023-08-08 07:07
Born Josef Dzhugashvili in Gori, Georgia in 1879, the young Stalin studied to become a priest whilst secretly reading the works of Karl Marx. Politics was to become his religion and between… Read More
2023-08-08 01:01
Fashion in the 1950s was influenced by the post-WWII era of the late 1940s and heavily featured newer materials like nylon, acrylic, polyester, and spandex. The end of the war also saw the r… Read More
2023-08-07 15:40
Levitt Luzern Custer had always been interested in how things worked. Born in Dayton, he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1913. Custer’s first invention was… Read More
2023-08-06 00:51
Born 1962 as Leslie Wunderman in Manhattan, New York City, American singer, songwriter, and actress Taylor Dayne rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single “Tell It to My Heart”… Read More
2023-08-05 15:02
In 1940, Jackson Doane, of Binghamton, unearthed a packet of letters, a ring and a picture in his family’s attic from Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, the older sister of Jackson’s great-g… Read More
2023-08-03 19:58
James Burke, a scientific historian, had only one chance to nail this scene. A clip from the 1978 BBC television show Connections, season 1, episode 8, “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry”… Read More
2023-08-03 12:37
Born on August 3, 1939, Jimmie Nicol is best known for replacing Ringo Starr in the Beatles for eight concerts of the Beatles’ 1964 world tour during the height of Beatlemania, elevati… Read More
2023-08-03 10:22
Born 1946 in Manhattan, New York City, American actress Patty Duke portrayed Helen Keller in the film The Miracle Worker (1962) at age 15, a role she had originated on Broadway. She won an A… Read More
2023-08-03 04:25
Moving slowly through the sweet-corn fields of California in 1954 was a weird tractor on stilts. The tractor was used to dust and detassel the high corn.The builder started with a 21-horsepo… Read More
2023-08-03 00:16
Born 1933 in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, American photographer Bruce Davidson worked briefly as a freelance photographer in 1957. He has been a member of the Magnum Photos agency since 19… Read More
2023-08-02 19:18
One of the largest oil refinery fires in Southern California began at 2:08 p.m. on May 22, 1958 with an explosion at the Hancock Oil Company facility near the top of Signal Hill, according t… Read More
2023-08-02 12:42
Imagine a machine that could beat any human chess player. That sounds very ordinary. But what if that happened in the eighteenth century long before computers were around?A reconstruction of… Read More
2023-08-02 11:44
A hybrid among vehicles, an amphibian bicycle that could travel on land or water, was demonstrated by its French inventor at a Paris exposition in 1932.Its wheels are hollow, bulbous floats… Read More
2023-08-02 10:17
Nowadays, childhood lasts a long time with children remaining dependant on their parents, sometimes into adulthood, as they take advantage of educational opportunities. But during the Edward… Read More
2023-08-02 00:58
Loves of an Actress is a lost 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Pola Negri. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky with the distributi… Read More
2023-08-01 19:03
A January 1970 raid at a New Orleans motel resulted in the arrest of the Grateful Dead vocalist/guitarist and 18 other individuals. Police reported seizing an assortment of narcotics, includ… Read More
2023-08-01 16:53
Using the barrel for a horn, an English musician could play bugle calls on a rifle in 1938. A trumpet mouthpiece was inserted into the muzzle and the bolt removed. The notes produced were sh… Read More
2023-08-01 14:18
Did you know that the first time Pete Townshend smashed his guitar was by accident, but apparently he liked the experience as it became a habit? Pete Townshend said it was an accident the fi… Read More
2023-08-01 10:36
Brussels is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion o… Read More
2023-08-01 00:12
1940s bathing suits, like many other clothing items, were also losing their modesty. The ’40s was the era when the midriff was born, and it was shown in swimsuits as well as playsuits… Read More
2023-07-31 14:35
No conventional sling-type infant’s chair for automobile use would satisfy the baby-son of Lester Bresson, of Torrington, Connecticut, so Father constructed the armchair, as shown belo… Read More
2023-07-31 10:23
Winston Churchill’s V for Victory sign is perhaps one the most iconic of the Second World War. Though it started with a simple radio broadcast, the symbol took Europe by storm and beca… Read More
2023-07-31 09:40
Born 1916 as Eleanor Dorothy Lovegren in Belmont, Massachusetts, American actress Jean Rogers won a beauty contest sponsored in 1933 by Paramount Pictures that led to her career in Hollywood… Read More
2023-07-30 17:56
Gered Mankowitz was born in London (UK) in 1946 as the first of four sons to the late English writer Wolf Mankowitz and Ann Margaret Seligman. After attending multiple schools throughout his… Read More
2023-07-30 17:43
Handy for light repasts, a new table could be installed in the back of the car simply by inserting four screw eyes around the sides of the interior in 1933. Adjustable supporting straps were… Read More
2023-07-30 14:53
Arnold Schwarzenegger calculated use of psychological warfare is perhaps best displayed in the bodybuilding documentary “Pumping Iron,” which shows him having breakfast with comp… Read More
2023-07-30 09:30
The 1930s were a time of great fashion for men. From stylish suits to casual clothing, the decade saw a great variety of styles that men could choose from.The 1930s were the years immediatel… Read More
2023-07-30 01:01
The Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (XP-777) was a mid-engined experimental prototype automobile built in 1962 and based on the early model Chevrolet Corvair series. Introduced to the public in J… Read More
2023-07-29 18:04
Clara Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to “talkie… Read More
2023-07-29 16:46
Something new in fishing equipment was armor-plated legs, 1933. The armor plate in the case illustrated in the accompanying photo was not exactly bullet-proof, but it did stay the deadly fan… Read More
2023-07-29 09:56
Born 1941 in Tajura, an oasis town in Libya, Isa Stoppi was one of the most celebrated Italian models of the ’60s favored by photographers such as Gian Paolo Barbieri, Milton Greene, B… Read More
2023-07-29 07:09
Fanny was the first all-female rock band signed to a major record label with a multi-album deal. The group put out five albums in the 1970s and counted David Bowie and Bonnie Raitt as fans.I… Read More
2023-07-29 01:01
Black Stars was a monthly magazine published by the Johnson Publishing Company, one of the largest African-American-owned publishing firms in the United States.Black Stars magazine covers in… Read More
2023-07-28 18:10
On July 28, 1945 – Betty Lou Oliver survived falling 75 stories after fog causes a US bomber plane to crash into the Empire State Building, breaking the cables supporting the elevator… Read More
2023-07-28 14:44
These marvelous snapshots wonderfully portray the 16-year-old Jacqueline Bouvier during the summer between terms at Miss Porter’s School, believed to have been taken at The Homestead… Read More
2023-07-28 09:26
Born 1921 in Newark, New Jersey, American actress and singer Vivian Blaine was a touring singer with dance bands starting in 1937. At one point in the 1940s, she was the top-billed act at Ne… Read More
2023-07-28 09:24
Children provide their own power to take an exciting spin on a merry-go-round produced by a Dallas, Texas, inventor in 1934.Occupying seats at the ends of a long board, the two children push… Read More
2023-07-28 08:45
Clärenore Stinnes was a German race car driver who in 1929, at age 28, became the first person to circumnavigate the globe by car. Prior to this success, she was an accomplished race ca… Read More
2023-07-28 00:37
The Ashtabula River railroad disaster (also called the Ashtabula horror, the Ashtabula Bridge disaster, and the Ashtabula train disaster) was the failure of a bridge over the Ashtabula River… Read More
Long Before The Popularity Of Car Racing Video Games, Slot Car Racing Was A Popular Fad In The 1960s
2023-07-27 15:07
Slot car racing was born in the early 1900s, but the hobby languished until the 1950s, when English entrepreneurs began to build electrified tracks and controllable scale-model cars to race… Read More
2023-07-27 13:27
Lipstick, like gum and soda pop, could be obtained in a choice of flavors to suit the taste of the user back in 1939. The stick-form lip rouge was made in a wide variety of fruit and beverag… Read More
2023-07-27 09:42
There wasn’t such thing as dating 200 years ago since marriages were arranged by parents. They were interested in the financial status of a would-be bride or groom because they wanted… Read More
2023-07-27 03:34
Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, her family has announced.
In a statement, the singer’s family said: “It is with great sadness that we announ… Read More
2023-07-27 00:48
No More Ladies is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith. The film stars Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery, and co-stars Charlie Ruggles, Franchot Tone, and Ed… Read More
2023-07-26 17:17
Sandra Bullock is one of Hollywood’s most highly paid actresses, the owner of the production company and a restaurant, a bright and charismatic woman. She causes both admiration and en… Read More
2023-07-26 15:48
In 1934, Purdue University physicists said the whole body may be kept cool during the hottest weather by a developed miniature refrigerator that straps to the wrist in the manner of a watch… Read More
2023-07-26 07:02
Mick Jagger’s football pants phase remains one of his most divisive wardrobe choices, in a career packed with strange attire, from skin-tight jumpsuits to giant capes to uncanny yuppie… Read More
2023-07-26 00:24
L'Œuf électrique (The Electric Egg) was a futuristic prototype concept electric cyclecar designed in 1938, and built in 1942 by industrial designer Paul Arzens (1903-1990). It w… Read More
2023-07-25 18:09
Jack Earle was born Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich on 3 July 1906 in Denver, Colorado, and he died 18 July 1952 in El Paso Texas. He was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer. In March… Read More
2023-07-25 15:05
Maxwell Q. Klinger is a most unusual character from the M*A*S*H television series which ran from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983. Jamie Farr portrayed this comical, cross-dressing e… Read More
2023-07-25 09:19
Born 1918 in Buenos Aires, Argentinian singer, songwriter and actor Dick Haymes was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Hayme… Read More
2023-07-25 06:16
The Rover, MG Rover, Austin and whatever other brand the Metro was sold under, was a forgettable mini that wasn’t taken very seriously, even by the company that made it. This may expla… Read More
2023-07-25 00:39
Jane Birkin had a romantic and creative relationship with French musician Serge Gainsbourg, whom she met on the set of Slogan in 1968. They were together for 12 years but never married, desp… Read More
2023-07-24 19:19
Wonder Woman, the fictional superhero character, was created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter in 1941 for DC Comics. Conceived in the… Read More
2023-07-24 18:28
An itinerant knife grinder has devised a “cart-before-the-horse” rig to ease his labors on long-distance bicycle journeys. When he tires of pulling his trailer, with its motor-dr… Read More
2023-07-24 09:44
Born 1907 in Soho, London, English actress, dancer and singer Jessie Matthews first went on stage in 1919, aged 12, in Bluebell in Fairyland. She made her cinema debut in 1923 in the silent… Read More
2023-07-24 07:00
Many don’t know, but Colorado is home to Indiana Jones himself. In Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, (1989) Henry Jones Jr. traveled to his father’s home in Antonito, Colorado… Read More
2023-07-24 00:47
The Motor Cycle was one of the first British magazines about motorcycles. Launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in 1903, its blue cover led to it being called “The Blue ’un” to h… Read More
2023-07-23 17:30
The “B&B Specialty Company” was an American company, located in the town of Rossmoyne (Ohio). After the end of World War II, this company wanted to join the European trend fo… Read More
2023-07-23 12:42
These oversize boots, or rather stilts made from fibre glass, were worn by Sir Elton John when he played the Pinball Wizard character in the film Tommy, the Rock Opera, 1975.Tommy, the Rock… Read More
2023-07-23 11:17
Gear-shift shoes were the result of 14 years of research by Louis Brunet of Tarbes, France. He said they take the “climb” out of “climbing.” Soles are adjustable so f… Read More
2023-07-23 00:48
Right from the times of Queen Victoria up to the late 1800s, there was vast progress in all spheres and this period was defined by popular fashion and hairstyle trends.Fashion moved away fro… Read More
2023-07-22 14:58
Marilyn Monroe starred in only one western throughout her lengthy, prolific career: a much-forgotten and overlooked film called River of No Return (1954). Though The Misfits, Monroe&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-07-22 11:34
The 1908 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in London from April 27 to October 31, 1908. The 1908 Games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome, but were reloc… Read More
2023-07-22 09:24
Born 1937 as Frances Ann Makris in Palo Alto, California, American singer, dancer, actress, and model Fran Jeffries had her film debut in the 1958 film The Buccaneer. She appeared in the 196… Read More
2023-07-22 06:42
To exercise the parts of the body in which fat accumulates, and help users improve their physical condition, a revolving hammock has been invented in 1924.It was said to stretch the spine an… Read More
2023-07-22 00:52
The Bond Bug is a small British two-seat, three-wheeled automobile which was designed by Tom Karen of Ogle Design for Reliant Motor Company, who built it from 1970 to 1974, initially at Bond… Read More
2023-07-21 10:39
Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Best known for his novels and short stories, he was also an accom… Read More
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