Reminisce

Relax, Laugh and Remember with Reminisce Magazine. Each issue is a "time capsule" of life from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's filled with reader-written stories, pictures from the past, embarrassing moments, ads from the Old Days and much more!

It Must Be Halloween

A MOST UNUSUAL DAY • It began with an ill-advised shopping spree and an impromptu plane trip to D.C.

Tell Us Your Story! • Your true tales are the heart of this magazine, so dust off that photo album, high school yearbook or vacation diary.

Reminisce

Royal Visit

1970 • CHINA SYNDROME, GRANOLA AND PUNK ROCK

MUSICAL SPY-JINKS

DISASTER STRIKES!

SPORK • Spork became the official name for the scoopy-stabby plastic utensil when the Van Brode Milling Co. got a patent for it in 1970, the same year Merriam-Webster added this portmanteau—a word that blends sounds and meanings—to the dictionary (page 10). Victorians had a special tined spoon just for ice cream, whereas the spork aims for a bare-bones practicality that befits fast-food takeout bags. Other tableware inventions, with words to match, are the Splayd (spoon, fork and knife) and the Chork (chopsticks and fork).

Diana Ross b. 1944 • Diana Ross started her career in 1961 as one of the Supremes, a new Motown trio. By the end of the decade, it was the most successful vocal group in U.S. history—but the spotlight always shone brightest on the charismatic frontwoman with the sweet, sultry voice. After the release of her self-titled solo LP in 1970, Ross landed a staggering 40 songs on the Billboard charts over the next two decades, and made her mark as an actor. Sixty years after her girl-group debut, Ross still reigns supreme.

Nancy’s seat • My father-in-law, STAN TINDALL, works his cornfield with his daughter NANCY, 3, beside him in a box on the tractor. This picture was taken in the autumn of 1953. Nancy and I married 19 years later.

THE OLD HOUSE IN RUSK • Brothers navigate the gullies of East Texas.

BACK IN THE BLACK • He was under orders to shape up the officers’ club.

CYD & CHUCK • He found his dance partner in the phone book.

WITNESS TO DISASTER? • Years of wondering finally put to rest.

OUR MILITARY ANCESTORS

IN TO THE JET STREAM • THE JUMBO 747 WENT INTO SERVICE JUST OVER 50 YEARS AGO, PUTTING AIR TRAVEL WITHIN REACH OF THE MASSES. READERS DESCRIBE A TIME BEFORE THE SKIES OPENED UP—AN ERA SOME RECALL AS A GOLDEN AGE.

Bon Voyage to Bermuda • A SUIT AND PUMPS ARE JUST THE TICKET.

It’s Going to Be a Bumpy Ride • FAMILY TRAVEL PLANS TRIGGER HIGH ANXIETY.

THE PLANE FACTS

In the Pink in Honolulu • TRAVEL BUREAU FLIER CATCHES TOURIST’S FANCY.

First-Flight Butterflies • SITTING BY A MOVIE STAR IS A LITTLE TOO EXCITING.

Instruments of Destiny • IN THE COCKPIT, 8-YEAR-OLD SEES HIS FUTURE.

ALL HALL WED SWEETS • Most candy brands go back to well before the 1950s, when giving out packaged treats at Halloween took hold. In the years since, these favorites have brightened the last night of October for millions of kids.

BABY RUTH

CHOCOLATE FOR THE TROOPS • CREDIT AMERICANS RETURNING FROM WORLD WAR I WITH TURNING CHOCOLATE INTO A NATIONAL CRAVING.

UNICEF at 75 • ANN LOVE, wife of Colorado governor JOHN LOVE, puts coins in visitors’ UNICEF canisters in October 1966. The children’s fund began in 1946. Collecting at Halloween started in 1950.

WHO CAN TURN THE WORLD ON WITH HER SMILE?

THANKSGIVING ALTERNATIVES • Let someone else handle the cooking.

LITTLE SAILOR, BIG BROTHER • Imitation can be the highest form of love.

CELEBRITY DIPLOMAT • John Gavin treated fans like VIPs.

RODEO READY • My daughter...