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2 days ago · All three huts contained a living-room with an open fireplace, two bedrooms, and a 'kitchenette' (that is, a kitchen recess off the living-room), with the w. c. and coal bunker in an outhouse. The News Chronicle concluded that all of them had one fundamental fault: 'they are too small and cramping'.
1 day ago · Step into the 1940s, 50s and 60s and experience the hustle and bustle of our new high street. Meet new historic characters, try on replica military clothing, and don’t forget to listen to the Talking Clock or ‘Dial-a-Disc’ in our beautiful 1960s telephone boxes.
5 days ago · Demographer Uziel Schmelz, in his analysis of Ottoman registration data for 1905 populations of Jerusalem and Hebron kazas, found that most Ottoman citizens living in these areas, comprising about one quarter of the population of Palestine, were living at the place where they were born.
3 days ago · The campaign for African American rights—usually referred to as the civil rights movement or the freedom movement—went forward in the 1940s and ’50s in persistent and deliberate steps. In the courts the NAACP successfully attacked restrictive covenants in housing, segregation in interstate transportation, and discrimination in ...
- Hollis Lynch
Men’s Trends of the 1940s. During the start of the 1940s, men’s suits followed the trend of slim fits (the product of clothing rations). Double-breasted suits popular during the 1920s and 1930s became single-breasted, and the waistcoat was all but abolished, seen as an unnecessary element.
3 days ago · Do you fancy exploring the Museum after hours or being transported back to a weekend dedicated to the 1940s? We’ve got yow, aer kid! Come along to one of our special or seasonal events in 2024 – tickets are on sale now!
6 days ago · The history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli.
