Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Michael Jackson as Charlie Chaplain

By Pablo F

I can't find the provenance or photographer of this great pic. . .

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1954: Miss Venezuela collapses

By Jack Brummet, Pageant Ed.

A photograph from 1954:  Miss Venezuela collapses mid-competition and no one dares break their pose (a chime of the Kitty Genovese story?).  And the band played on. . .

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Tuesday, September 03, 2013

President Richard Nixon's backpocket statement in case of an Apollo 11 disaster

By Jack Brummet, Aerospace Ed.



RMN speechwriter William Safire composed this statement in July, 1969 as we awaited news of the astronauts' moon landing. He actually wrote two statements:  one for a successful landing, and another in the event the Apollo crashed or exploded, or Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin became stranded on the moon.  Fortunately, Dick Nixon was able to deliver the "success" statement.  




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Wednesday, August 28, 2013