History
The History of Labor Day
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Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement, a yearly celebration of the American worker, and a national tribute to the laborer’s contribution to the social and economic achievements of the United States.
Sixties Flashback: The Summer of Love
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
In the now-fabled summer of 1967, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood temporarily morphed into a community of societal dropouts, college students, teenage runaways, vagrants, and hustlers.
How Astrologers Struggled with Plagues
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We’re depending on the epidemiologists at the World Health Organization and the CDC to predict what might happen with the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with regard to a possible new surge in disease and death.
How Astrologers Struggled with Plague
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We’re depending on the epidemiologists at the World Health Organization and the CDC to predict what might happen with the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with regard to a possible new surge in disease and death.
50plus LIFE Nostalgia Page – August 2000
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- Written by Megan Joyce Megan Joyce
Join us in celebrating our silver anniversary by taking a look back at life over the last 25 years ... as well as a blast from one of our covers past!
50plus LIFE Nostalgia Page – July 2001
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- Written by Megan Joyce Megan Joyce
Join us in celebrating our silver anniversary by taking a look back at life over the last 25 years ... as well as a blast from one of our covers past!
Booming Voice: The Big One: Runner-Up
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- Written by Bill Levine Bill Levine
Last year I attended my class of 1969’s 50th high school reunion. It was a meaningful event for me because for one night, I was together with fellow baby boomers who marched lockstep in time with me from hula hoops to Hulu TV.
4 Facts for July 4
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Here are some fun facts to share on the Fourth of July while waiting for the hot dogs to cook on the grill:
One Cool Dude
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
There will never be such a law, of course, but millions of people worldwide should be required to pause and offer thanks each summer to Willis Haviland Carrier (1876–1950). After all, it was his remarkable invention of air conditioning that has greatly improved all our lives.