Category Archives: Decades

In 1949, mysterious ‘flying saucers’ were found in a Maryland barn

Posted on November 20, 2023 by atomictv

(John Kelly, Washington Post, 11/18/2023) The Aug. 20, 1949, front page featured the aforementioned satanic scoop — headlined “Priest Frees Mt. Rainier Boy Reported Held in Devil’s Grip” — along with more mundane articles about the Pentagon budget, the FCC … Continue reading →

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Ocean City Boardwalk Trump T-Shirts, 2019

Posted on October 5, 2019 by atomictv

A selection of Trump fantasy t-shirt designs found on the Ocean City Boardwalk  at the end of the vacation season, late September 2019.

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Back River Amusement Parks Hotbed of Prostitution and Venereal Diseases, 1920s

Posted on May 17, 2018 by atomictv

Report of the United States Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board for The Fiscal Year Ended June 30 1922 Baltimore, Md. — “Back River” has been a by-word in Maryland for 20 years. Navy medical officers and the surgeons at Camp Holabird, … Continue reading →

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Dark Shadow’s David Selby Haunts 1969 Baltimore Parade

Posted on April 17, 2018 by atomictv

On Sept. 14, 1969, David Selby was grand marshal of the “I Am An American Day Parade” in Baltimore, Maryland. It was a huge event: Crowd numbers were estimated to have topped 200,000 for the Sunday parade. “Thousands of teen-age … Continue reading →

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