“I’m Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?”: A look back at 1987

In 1987, The first Starbucks opened outside the US; AZT was approved to treat HIV / AIDS; Wrestlemania III, featuring Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant, set attendance records; The Simpsons debuted as a series of bumper shorts on The Tracy Ullman Show; Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall; Klaus Barbie was… Continue reading “I’m Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?”: A look back at 1987

Camelot was just beginning: A look back at 1961

In 1961, The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba; John F Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States of America; Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken, debuted; Adolf Eichmann’s trial took place in Jerusalem; Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Kuwait declared independence from the UK; Alan Shephard became the first American in space; Newton Minnow… Continue reading Camelot was just beginning: A look back at 1961