Dec 17th, 2008 · Cultural icon and former pinup queen Bettie Page died last week at the age of 85. Page rocked cultural norms between 1949 and 1957 with her suggestive poses. Sadie Stein, of the blog Jezebel, offers a remembrance of Page and why, for many, she is a heroine.
Dec 8th, 2008 · Back in 1948, a junior high school kid named Art Hebel sent a Christmas card to a classmate. At Christmastime in 1949, the classmate, Bill Nichols, sent the same card back to him. The two men have been sending the exact same card back and forth for 60 years. One lives in Michigan, the other in Indiana. And the Times-Herald newspaper says Hebel doesn't even have Nichols' phone number anymore. They never communicate. Except for the card.
Jul 5th, 2008 · While the U.S. celebrates its freedom this Fourth of July weekend, there's a new freedom being inaugurated a half a world away. Direct weekend flights between mainland China and Taiwan start this weekend. It's the clearest sign of rapprochement since the two sides split apart in 1949.
Apr 3rd, 2008 · The 1949 musical is getting its first Broadway remount, and its creative team says the story -- about culture clash, life in wartime and the impact of American power abroad -- resonates as profoundly as ever.
Mar 4th, 2007 · Naples, Fla., is home to the "swamp buggy" races, an Everglades tradition that dates back to 1949. Although airboats and cars have long since eliminated the need for swamp buggies, racing the buggies is still a beloved part of Florida culture. From member station WGCU, Christine Buckley reports.
Sep 22nd, 2006 · All the King's Men is a Hollywood remake that may be even better than its Oscar-winning predecessor of 1949. Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet star in this wrenching tale of populist politics based loosely on the life of Louisiana Gov. Huey P. Long.
Aug 21st, 2006 · China is recovering from the worst typhoon since record-keeping started in 1949. The storm killed more than 400 people in the southeastern part of the country. In the Southwest, the country is suffering its worst drought in more than 50 years.
Aug 12th, 2006 · The National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame wants to resolve a dispute over the size of a fish hailed since 1949 as a world-record holder. Three photos and geometry techniques may establish the actual length of the Muskie. Stanford professor Keith Devlin, Weekend Edition math expert, tells Scott Simon how math might resolve the quarrel.