Relax, Laugh and Remember with Reminisce Magazine. Each issue is a "time capsule" of life from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's filled with reader-written stories, pictures from the past, embarrassing moments, ads from the Old Days and much more!
My memory of the moon landing is posing with my brother beside a portable television while my father snapped a picture of us watching fuzzy figures on the screen bounce around in low gravity. I was dressed in my ragtag play overalls with the torn left strap, while Ted sported a pair of those thick black-rimmed glasses that scream “uncool.” Dad was having trouble getting the shot and kept telling us to move closer to the screen. “Get in there nice and tight!” Eventually, Ted flung an arm around the set as I squeezed in next to him—a tableau that looked for all the world like a dumb kid spoiling a guy’s date with his TV. For Great Moments in Shaw Family History, it ranks somewhere in the lower middle,…
In the August/September issue, we asked if anyone knew the drum majors on the cover. Nancy Bowlin of Snyder, Texas, sent this delightful response. I certainly know the majorette in the center, Sue Cox—my mother. That picture was taken 11 days before she and my father, Bob Beal, ran off to marry in 1941—she was 15, he was 17—and spend the rest of their lives together. After she married, my mother was allowed to stay in school, but she couldn’t be a majorette. The school did ask her back once to lead a parade when another girl couldn’t make it. She enjoyed every minute of it! Keep Reminisce coming every month! Subscribe today: REMINISCE.COM/EXTRASPECIAL • Kit homes• Our Heroes roll calls• TV dinners…
≪HONOR FLIGHT As we prepare for the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, we want to hear from veterans of any war who have taken an honor flight to visit the memorials for the battles they fought. Label your story and pictures “Honor Flight.” COMING TO AMERICA Next year marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower. We want to celebrate with remarkable immigrant stories. Label your story and pictures “Coming to America.” ≪NAME THAT CAR Attention car buffs! We’re in need of more Name That Car challenges. We’d love to see your trucks or imports, too, if you have them. Label your story and pictures “Name That Car.” PROPOSAL What is the story behind your marriage proposal? Did your beloved get down on bended…
Despite decisive battles in the air, on land and at sea, two events signal the beginning of the end of World War II: D-Day, June 6, sees more than 160,000 Allied troops storming France’s Normandy coast to deliver a crushing blow to occupying Nazi forces; and in November, Washington state scientists create weapons-grade plutonium, leading to the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. President Franklin D. Roosevelt wins an unprecedented fourth term and radio’s Fibber McGee and Molly keep us in stitches. Meanwhile, girls delight in a new magazine—Seventeen. JAN. 11 President Roosevelt calls for an Economic Bill of Rights in his State of the Union speech. JAN. 15 An earthquake in San Juan, Argentina, kills an estimated 10,000 people and destroys 90% of the buildings. JAN. 18 Louis…
On Dec. 15, 1944, 40-yearold Big Band legend Glenn Miller boarded a small single-engine plane in Bedfordshire, England, bound for France to put on a concert for the troops who had liberated Paris. Invited by Lt. Col. Norman Francis Baessell, an important figure in the war effort, Miller accepted the offer of a lift even though he had a fear of flying. The fog was thick that morning, with the cloud ceiling dropping fast. Pilot John Morgan wasn’t certified to fly by instruments alone, but Baessell ordered him to take off anyway. The plane is believed to have been a UC-64A Norseman. Carburetors on the military’s single-engine crafts, including Norsemans, were notorious for icing up, causing planes to stall in flight, and temperatures hovered around freezing when the aircraft lifted…
Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby Jr. was already a star on radio and in the movies in 1944, when Going My Way debuted. His portrayal of a kindly priest who breathes new life into a failing parish was a fan and critical favorite, and won him a best actor Oscar. What else do you know of the versatile Der Bingle? 1 Released in 1940, it was the first of seven “Road” pictures he made with Bob Hope. 2 He sang it for the first time on his Kraft Music Hall radio show. Most experts agree that it’s the No. 1 single of all time. 3 This 1942 Bing movie inspired the name of a hotel chain. 4Bing’s 1944 recording of it topped the charts for a week, but Billie Holiday’s from…
