The growth of radio in the 1920’s When KDKA transmitted the first commercial radio broadcast (the election results of the Harding-Cox race) on November 2, 1920, that sound could travel magically through the air to a location many miles away must have seemed magical to the people of that era. Unfortunately, few people heard the…
The history of the Victor Victrola Phonograph (1900’s)
Invention of the Gramophone In 1880, Emile Berliner invented the flat phonograph record and recording/playback device called the Gramophone, the direct forerunner to Victor Talking Machine Company’s Victrola phonograph. Three years earlier, in 1877, Thomas Edison had invented the cylinder phonograph. Two problems kept the cylinder phonograph from succeeding though – the wax recording media…
The complete but concise history of Motion Picture Movies – from fad to modern-day entertainment (1920’s)
Although the principle for moving pictures had existed for decades, the popularity of motions pictures (aka movies or “films”) did not explode until the 1920’s. At this time, most United States film production occurred in Hollywood with some minor movie productions still being made in New Jersey and Long Island (e.g., Paramount). By the mid-1920’s,…
Asking a date to the prom via elaborate “promposals”. The over-the-top promposals fade of the 2010’s
Who says creativity and innovation is in the youth of the 2000’s is dead? These days it’s not enough to just ask your date to the high school prom. No, now you have to create a moment that will become as memorable as the magical night itself. One inventive Cedar Cliff High School student put…
Smoking shisha flavored tobacco from a hookah waterpipe (2010’s)
For kids hoping to avoid the drugs and alcohol crowd, the next best thing is a fad called a hookah which allows groups of teenagers and young adults to smoke flavored tobacco together, in a community-like environment, through a single, multi-hosed water pipe.
Who can remember the LSD (Acid) craze of the 1960’s?
Lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD or “acid”, famous for its role in the 1960’s counterculture movement, is a colorless, odorless, and slightly bitter tasting drug. It goes by many names including Acid, Trips, Uncle Sid, Blotter, Lucy, Alice, back breaker, battery acid, doses, dots, Elvis, loony toons, lucy in the sky with diamonds, lazy sunshine dust,…
History of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1970’s)
Rocky Horror Picture Show Introduction The Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) is a 1975 film adaption of the British classic rock musical stage play written by Richard O’Brien. The movie, a parody of science fiction and “B” grade horror films, was a popular cult movie that, due to its unusual soundtrack and unique allowance of…
Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience Participation Script
Rocky Horror Picture Show audience participation script The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a parody of science fiction and “B” grade horror films, was a popular cult movie that, due to its unique allowance of audience participation during the showing of the movie, developed a tremendous following during the mid to late 1970’s. The following is…
Rocky Horror Picture Show Song Lyrics – lyrics to all the songs in the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Lyrics to Rocky Horror Picture Show Songs The soundtrack was released as The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Music From The Motion Picture in 1975. Below are the music song lyrics to all the songs on the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack (an audience participation script may be found here). The soundtrack contained the tracks: Side…
The Board Game Craze of the 1890’s
Board games have been played for thousands of years. A board game dated from 3500 B.C. to 4000 B.C., along with its ivory game pieces, was found in a Mesopotamian cemetery. We know that Egyptians played a board game called senet, the forerunner to modern backgammon games, on a board divided into squares with sticks…
