The tragic 1959 plane crash, immortalized in Don McLean's 1971 hit 'American Pie,' is a cultural cornerstone in modern American music Michael Ochs Archives/Getty (2); Blank Archives/Getty On Feb. 3, ...
On this day (February 2) in 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper took the stage for the final time. Their Winter Dance Party tour took them to the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.
From Henry Mancini's 'The Music From Peter Gunn' to Harry Styles' 'Harry's House,' The Hollywood Reporter rounds up all of the album of the year Grammy winners, dating back to the very first ceremony ...
It's been a while since I came across a 1959 Chevy Impala that couldn't sell, but this is precisely the case with this otherwise intriguing specimen. It has been around for nearly 10 months, retaining ...
Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...
The Cadillac Series 62 bowed for the 1940 model year as the Cadillac 40-62. The Series 62 shared its platform with its corporate cousins Pontiac Custom Torpedo, Buick Roadmaster, and Olds Series 90.
1959 was the year the Impala became a separate model in the Chevrolet lineup, and we all know how that worked out for the Bowtie. With that, the nameplate that defined the mid-fifties, the Bel Air, ...
Some 50,000 U.S. citizens, attending 66 celebrations across the nation (top tariff: $100 a plate), paid high tribute to Harry Truman on his 75th birthday. The No. 1 dinner, linked up with 15 other ...
He’s encrusted in the hub of the steering wheel, St. Christopher. He’s the patron saint of travelers, embossed in the medal typically found on the dashboards of faithful Roman Catholics worldwide. “St ...
John is a Michigan-based nerd who is a sucker for the Lions and, appropriately, the Pistons. His previous day job was producing local TV news. He fell in love with cars thanks to a 1967 Ford Mustang ...
The Admission Act – signed into law on March 18, 1959, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower – dissolved the Territory of Hawai‘i and established America’s 50th state. Statehood took effect on Aug. 21, ...