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  • Ed, Meet Elvis

    55 years ago today, Elvis croons his way into living rooms everywhere with his 1st appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show...and music was changed forever. What's YOUR favorite Elvis tune? We like Love Me Tender, as performed below on Ed Sullivan back in 1956:

  • Ad of the Week: Do blondes really have more fun?

    According to this charming lady, they do. And with hair like that, who are we to argue?For more fun advertisements, check out our Ad of the Week feature at Memory Road! Share the gift of memories and more- visit MemoryRoad.com! Also, check out our fun vintage ad of the week! A portion of site sales

  • Still Absolutely Fabulous after all these years...

    Uh-oh. Lock the liquor closet...they're back!BBC has announced that three brand new episodes of Absolutely Fabulous are on tap for '12, just in time to celebrate the cult-favorite show's 20th anniversary. Set in London, the comedy centered around two aging career women, their excessively bad habits

  • Michael Jackson still thrillin' fans worldwide

    On this day in 1958, the King of Pop is born in Gary, IN. The one-gloved wonder grew up in a large family; he was the 8th of 10 children. After singing with his family band the Jackson 5, Michael eventually hit it big on his own. His 1982 record Thriller is the top selling album of all time. Tragica

  • National Park Service Established

    On this day in 1916, the Department of the Interior established the National Park Service to manage all national parks and many national monuments. Over 250 million people come to the national parks every year. Yellowstone, the 1st national park, was established in 1872 and boasts over 3.6 million v

  • Ross and Richie reach #1

    30 years ago today, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie croon 'n swoon their way to the top with the ballad, "Endless Love." Beloved by avid karaoketeers everywhere, the sappy tune was voted the Greatest Song Duet of All Time by Billboard Magazine. Singers who have covered the hit include Luther Vandross,

  • That Dorothy Parker, she’s a snarker…

    The witty and irreverent Ms. Dorothy Parker is born on this day in 1893. In her 20s, Parker wrote for numerous publications including Vogue, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker. She was released from VF in 1920 when her commentary and criticism grew offensive to power producers (who couldn't take a joke,

  • "Friendship," said Christopher Robin, "is a very comforting thing to have."

    Winnie- the-Pooh author A.A. Milne and his wife Daphne welcome a baby boy named Christopher Robin into the world on this day in 1920. Their son will forever be a part of childhoods everywhere as he is immortalized in Milne's wildly popular children's books. Today, the real Christopher Robin would ha

  • 100 Reasons to Still Love Lucy

    But Ricky...I wanna be in the show! Lovable, incomparable redhead Lucille Ball would've celebrated her 100th birthday today. One of the greatest comediennes of all time, her work in movies and on television is still enjoyed by every age today. Check out this classic clip of Lucy biting off more than

  • Congressman Weiner joins long line of men photographed in their skivvies

    Men have been posing in their underpants (and partially nude) for years. Check out this vintage ad from the MemoryRoad.com "Ad of the Week." The promotion ran in a 1961 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, when the congressman in question was minus 3 years old. (We find the gent second from the right

  • Hamburger Helper lends a helping hand

    In the 1970s, women started joining the U.S. workforce in droves. And even though they left their harvest-gold kitchens for their office cubes, many still maintained their foremost household duty: preparing meals. These newly employed females needed help getting food to the table. Fast. Because of t

  • Guys get back in the black with Grecian Formula

    Up until 1961, vanity and hair products had been mostly the dominion of the gentler sex. But with the introduction of Grecian Formula, a hair coloring targeted strictly to men, a guy could finally get his due...for his "do."Unlike hair dyes available to women, Grecian Formula claimed to work gradual

  • The Village People make a splash with "In The Navy"

    All-male singing group the Village People was originally created to target the enormous gay disco scene so prevalent in the late 70s. When their first two hits, "Macho Man" and "YMCA," made it on mainstream radio, much of the country didn't get the references. But by the time their third hit, "In th

  • 25 years ago, Tom Cruise is 'Top Gun'

    Another time, another place and before that little mishap on the Oprah Show, Tom Cruise was The Man...

  • "We Want Beer" Parade Paves the Way for One of America's Favorite Pastimes

    If you crack open your favorite brew tonight, be sure and lift your bottle in salute to the crowds that gathered on this day in 1932 . Imagine the circumstances leading up to the events of the day: the country was in a deepening depression, with almost one in four persons going jobless. And American

  • I just called, to say, happy birthday!

    Lula Mae Hardaway was born in Huntsville, AL, in a sharecroppers shack. She never knew her mother and grew up living with her father in an East Chicago neighborhood known as "Alabama North" because of the large the number of residents who had relocated there from the Yellowhammer State. On May 13, 1

  • In 2000, fans of TV show 'ER' drop their popcorn as George Clooney reappears in their living rooms.

    Devotees of long-running TV hit ER were not accustomed to many happy endings. Show creators were notorious for their heart-breaking scripts. But in 2000, when viewers were primed, tissue in hand, to see nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies) leave the show, they were treated to something unexpect

  • Pres. Jeff Davis attempts to "skirt" the Union Calvary

    Note to Readers: Memory Road typically touches on topics such as pop culture, music, movies and important events from the mid 20th century. However, every once in a while, something from longer ago surfaces in our research that is just too interesting to pass up. Today is one of those days.

  • Bouncy "Morning Train" takes 1981 workers to the office (and home again)

    In a day and age where shows like American Idol dominate the airwaves, being discovered on TV is no new thing. But once upon a time, not so long ago--in the 80s--it wasn't so commonplace. And on this day in 1981, Scottish pop singer Sheena Easton was riding high on a two-week run at number one with

  • It's Over, Over There

    On May 8, 1945, Brits and other US Allies in Europe breathed a collective sigh of relief (and exhaustion) as Germany's leaders offered their official, unconditional surrender. Eight days earlier, Hitler had committed suicide, leaving his replacement, President Karl Donitz, to do the deed. The ratifi