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The Great Chicago Fire

Posted by Katherine on October 29, 2014October 29, 2014 in 19th Century

This month we have seen the anniversary of the devastating Great Chicago Fire, which took place between 8th and 10th October in 1871, and as it is also fire prevention month I thought I’d devote some time to it. The fire…

‘British Reserved, Not Unfriendly’ – Americans in Britain 1942

Posted by Katherine on October 22, 2013 in 20th Century, Books

On 11 December 1941, the USA declared war on Germany and Italy on the same day that Hitler declared war on the USA. The first American servicemen arrived in Britain on 26 January 1942 and to prepare them for the…

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

Posted by Katherine on June 20, 2013 in 20th Century

This is a well-known wartime song Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, written by  Harold Arlen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally recorded by Mercer with The Pied Pipers and Paul Weston’s orchestra, on 4th October 1944. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 4, 1945 and lasted 13 weeks…

Listerine: The rebirth of bad breath

Posted by Katherine on June 13, 2013 in 19th Century, 20th Century

People have always suffered from bad breath, and there have always been suggested remedies for it, such as wine mouthwashes, charcoal toothpaste and chewing herbs. However at the turn of the century, advertisers seized on the common problem of bad…

Good Housekeeping founded 1885

Posted by Katherine on May 2, 2013 in 19th Century, 20th Century

On this day in 1885 a new magazine was founded by Clark W. Bryan in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was designed for women, with articles about family life, household products, health, recipes and literature. The first edition was titled For the Homes of the…

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