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1. A Portrayal of the Future in 1950s

   They'd have been disappointed.

   Issue #55: September 7, 2010

2. Windows 386 Promo Video

   What is it about the '80s?

   Issue #52: August 17, 2010

3. 1955 Pall Mall Ad

   They're not just longer.

   Issue #51: August 10, 2010

4. Reagan Speaks from Oval Office About 1983 Soviet Shooting of Korean Commercial Plane

   He explains that the tragedy in the middle of the Cold War that killed all 269 civilian passengers was, in fact, an accident.

   Issue #50: August 3, 2010

5. Disneyland in 1971

   Color sans sound.

   Issue #49: July 27, 2010

6. SouthWest Airlines 1970s Commercial

   Free cocktails? Sign us up.

   Issue #44: June 22, 2010

7. Early 1900s in Color

   Franny Wentzel, Citynoise

   Examples of some of the earliest color photographs.

   Issue #42: June 8, 2010

8. TV Guide Covers

   adammcdaniel.com

   A look back at the 37 classic TV Guide covers created by artist Richard Amsel.

   Issue #36: April 27, 2010

9. Helzapoppin (1941)

   Before break dancing, there was the Lindy Hop.

   Issue #35: April 20, 2010

10. 50 Years of National Geographic Covers

    National Geographic Magazine

    In case you threw out your collection.

    Issue #26: February 12, 2010

11. Victorian "Educational Geography" Illustration

    General Atlas of the World

    Yes, it was drawn by hand. The Atlas was published in 1854.

    Issue #25: February 5, 2010

12. Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu

    John Updike, The New Yorker

    A tremendous piece of sports writing from 1960.

    Issue #24: January 29, 2010

13. Coca-Cola Bottle Over the Years

    Retro Thing

    The recipe has remained the same over the years, for all we know. The same cannot be said for the bottle.

    Issue #19: December 18, 2009

14. When You Marry

    Sociological Images

    A rather bleak view of marriage in the Sixties.

    Issue #18: December 11, 2009

15. Stylish Mothers from Decades Past

    My Mum, the Style Icon

    Would your mother make the cut?

    Issue #17: December 4, 2009

16. Flo Ziegfeld on What's in a Showgirl

    The Broadway producer explains what he looks for in a showgirl in 1931.

    Issue #12: October 30, 2009

17. Soviet Union Cooperative

    Harry Egipt

    This clip aired just before the Berlin Wall came down. Got cabbage?

    Issue #11: October 23, 2009

18. Sexist 1979 Mercedez-Benz Ad

    Orange Coast Magazine

    She seems to be fine with it.

    Issue #9: October 9, 2009

19. "In Event of Moon Disaster"

    Alex Pareene, Gawker

    In 1969, William Safire (Nixon's speechwriter who died this week at 79) had drafted a speech in case the Apollo 11 astronauts never made it back from the moon.

    Issue #8: October 2, 2009

20. Ikea Catalog 1965

    Ikke Tikke Theo

    You may find yourself wishing you could order from older catalogs.

    Issue #7: September 25, 2009

21. 1987 Dating Service

    One can only hope that these gentlemen came across just as off then as they do now.

    Issue #6: September 18, 2009

22. New York Times Apologizes to NASA for Having Said Rockets Would Not Work in Space

    Bjorn Carey, Popular Science

    The Times admits a rather embarrassing error made in 1920.

    Issue #5: September 11, 2009

23. 1976 Swine Flu Propaganda

    One wonders why similarly dramatic public announcements have not appeared this time around.

    Issue #4: September 4, 2009

24. Charles Kuralt's 1978 Report on the "Ultimate American Success Story"

    CBS News

    Alex Chandler had worked for a white man for 50 cents a day. With hard work and a lot of love, he and his wife sent all nine of their children to college.

    Issue #3: August 28, 2009

25. Hillary Clinton Tries to Sell Healthcare Reform in Seattle in 1994

    As the current healthcare debate heats up, it is interesting to take a look back at Hillary's effort to pass reform back in the early '90s.

    Issue #1: August 14, 2009