Surprising or not, talk show host Jerry Springer knows how to talk to people. Therefore, it should almost be a given that Springer had some former experience in politics. In 1970, Springer unsuccessfully ran for Congress. But then, from 1971 until 1981, the TV personality was running Cincinnati, Ohio, as its mayor.
The 1960s were one of the most important decades in music history. New sounds started to emerge in artists such as The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan. Many of the songs released during this time period reflected current…
The ’90s were a time of grunge music, boy bands, a slow internet, and baggy clothes. Amanda Bynes and Lindsey Lohan were still cute as buttons and the internet had yet to dominate television. Google launched, an animal was cloned,…
Some of the first toys date back to the early Egyptians, who would play with things such as small clay balls or marbles. As time passed, toys started to get more advanced, from wooden yo-yos in Medieval times to the…
Kids in the 1960s weren’t glued to a screen, as many are now, but a lot of them spent a good chunk of their time watching cartoons. This was a time when many iconic characters debuted in vibrant technicolor to…
The 1970s was an incredible decade for women in music. Talented women like Helen Reddy and Carole King decided that it was about time for women to write and record music that came from their point of view. Record companies…
