Revealing Incidents From the Life of Young Richard Nixon
Do a handful of anecdotes from Nixon’s youth explain what happened at Watergate?
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Tag Archives: Post archives
Predicting How Women of the Future Would, and Would Not, Dress
A 1901 fashion forecast that proved right; a 1964 prediction that was all wrong.
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How the 1950 Home Looked in 1900
A 1900 Post article predicted central heating and cooling at a time when 98 percent of American homes still relied on coal or gas.
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I Call on Shirley MacLaine
In 1961, actress Shirley MacLaine talked with the Post about her dual-country marriage, uncommon sex appeal, and running with the “Rat Pack.”
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Body by MacLaine
Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head dressed actress Shirley MacLaine to the nines in this 1963 photo shoot.
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The Penalty Worse Than Death
From 1957: “Life sentences exact a toll more terrible than execution, says this veteran prison warden, who urges drastic reform in our concept of punishment.”
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About: Shirley MacLaine
Today Shirley MacLaine shares the deets on faith, love, giving up yoga, and her new role in the hit Masterpiece series, Downton Abbey. The quick-witted star also shared her perspective with the Post in these 1960s articles.
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America’s Toughest Prison
From 1957: “It’s not being abused while you’re in here—it’s the things you miss. … You have friends on the outside, somebody you can blow off steam to. In here they take that all away from you.”
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Post Perspective: Prisons
The Post explores what it means to be incarcerated, and whether America’s prison system is doing the criminals, or society, any good.
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Shirley MacLaine Sounds Off
Actress Shirley MacLaine gave readers an earful when she talked politics and other hot topics in this 1963 Post interview.
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Pennsylvania Legislature
In 1822, the Pennsylvania Legislature debated adding treadmills to two new prisons as a tool for labor and discipline.
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The Big-Screen Hobbit in its Underground Days
As the 75-year-old Tolkien classic hits the big screen, we recall the days when it was still just a relatively unknown, cult classic for college kids.
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The True Spirit of Thanksgiving
A 1948 Post article questions what we know about the holiday that started as a three-day picnic and Pilgrim sporting event.
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How Rudolph Valentino Invented Sex Appeal
The 1921 release of The Sheik drove American women to distraction.
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50 Years Ago: November 10, 1962
James Meredith writes about the challenge of being the first black American enrolled at the University of Mississippi.
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Do You Really Want To Live To 100?
A Post article from 1959 suggests they found a formula for long life that you may not want to repeat.
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‘Call Me Lucky’ by Bing Crosby
Here’s the 1953 story of Crosby’s big battle with the makeup men—and how he became a star in spite of his looks.
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