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The America We Knew: February 1974​

Sep 17, 2025
Note: This video was adapted, with revisions, from its original incarnation: The World We Knew, which pre-dated The America We Knew. RIP Robert Redford.

10:51
 

The America We Knew: February & March 1961​

Sep 19, 2025
Remembering US.
14:45
 

The America We Knew: March 1974​

Sep 24, 2025
Adapted from The World We Knew, with revisions.
10:14
 

The America We Knew: April 1961​

Sep 25, 2025
The Bay of Pigs signals the end of the nation's honeymoon with the Kennedy administration.
8:28
 

The America We Knew: November 1955​

Oct 9, 2025
Remembering US.
13:55
 

The America We Knew: June-August 1961​

Oct 8, 2025
Remembering US.
13:31
 

The America We Knew: September 1961​

Oct 14, 2025
Remembering US.
11:20
 

The America We Knew: December 1955​

Oct 16, 2025
Remembering US.
11:42
 

Only 1960s Kids Will Remember These Things​

Oct 16, 2025
Kids who grew up in the 1960s will remember all of the fun, excitement, danger, style, and fads of childhood.

36:19
 

Are Older Products Better?​

There was a time when the things we bought weren’t meant to be replaced every few years. Back then, a product had to earn your trust — not just with fancy packaging or a catchy slogan — but with quality in mind. And the best part? Most of them still work just as well today as they did decades ago. So let’s take a look back at some of the timeless products that we still obsess over — because they are built to last.

9:36
 

The America We Knew: January 1956 (Elvis TV debut)​

11:12
 

The America We Knew: October 1961​

Oct 21, 2025

14:09
 

The America We Knew: November 1961​

9:26
 

The America We Knew: February 1956​

Oct 30, 2025

15:46
 

The America We Knew: March 1956​

13:19
 

What Happened To Sears Catalog Houses?​

There was a time when the Sears catalog was America’s wish list. It sat on kitchen tables and was tucked beside armchairs all across the country, a thick catalog that carried the promise of modern living — everything from a new pair of boots to a reliable wood-burning stove. But Sears offered another type of catalog that was something truly extraordinary. Not products. Not tools. But entire houses. For the price of a cheap used car today, Sears would sell you a home in a box. Every board, every shingle, every window frame — shipped by train, ready to be assembled by hand. And for thousands of families, it was the start of a dream — a chance to build a better life, one piece at a time.

8:04
 

The America We Knew: January 1962​

Nov 11, 2025
Remembering US.
11:59
 

The America We Knew: April 1956​

Nov 13, 2025
13:25
 

The Story of Roadside America​

Nov 13, 2025
There was a time when the open road was more than just a way to get somewhere. It was a symbol of freedom, adventure, and discovery — a rolling celebration of postwar America. From the 1950s through the 1970s, millions of families packed up their cars, loaded the cooler, and took to the highways — guided by billboards, neon signs, and a sense of wonder that’s all but vanished today. This is the story of Roadside America — the diners, motels, gas stations, and quirky attractions that made the journey the real destination.

9:18
 

The America We Knew: May 1956​

Nov 20, 2025
Remembering US.
12:30
 

The America We Knew: March 1962​

Nov 25, 2025

12:10
 

The America We Knew: December 1982​

27:27
 

The America We Knew: April 1962​

9:31
 

Life with 1950s Technology​

Dec 11, 2025
The 1950s was a fascinating time for technology. American households were beginning to integrate modern conveniences into their daily lives like never before. New gadgets promised convenience, speed, and a glimpse into the future, that is of course, if you could afford them. So let’s take a look back at specific products that made the 1950s a technological revolution.

9:26
 

Timeline 1930 - Towering Skyscrapers, KFC, and Famous Cartoons​

Dec 15, 2025
In 1930, America found itself in an unusual spot. The population was bigger than ever at 123 million, yet more and more people were losing their jobs and families faced uncertainty due to the stock market crash in 1929. But new ideas and unforgettable firsts continued to shape everyday life. These are the events that made up the year 1930.

8:01
 

What it Was Like to Live in PENNSYLVANIA in the 1960s​

Experience Pennsylvania in the 1960s when the Keystone State was an industrial powerhouse with Pittsburgh's steel mills glowing orange through the night and Philadelphia's row houses packed with working-class families. This documentary explores life when U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel operated at full capacity, United Steelworkers negotiated strong union contracts, and houses in Pittsburgh neighborhoods cost only $15,000 to $25,000. Relive tight-knit ethnic neighborhoods with Polish pierogies and Italian traditions, South Philadelphia's Italian Market thriving on Ninth Street, and the famous cheesesteak rivalry between Pat's and Geno's. Discover Primanti Brothers sandwiches with fries and coleslaw inside the bread, TastyKake's Butterscotch Krimpets from Philadelphia, Lancaster County's Amish farming without electricity, and scrapple as Pennsylvania Dutch breakfast. Witness the Pittsburgh Pirates winning the 1960 World Series on Bill Mazeroski's home run, Joe Paterno starting at Penn State in 1966, terrible air pollution from steel mills, and the beginning of industrial decline. Perfect for those who remember when factory jobs supported families and Pennsylvania built America.

10:45
 

The America We Knew: Summer 1962​

Dec 16, 2025
Covering June, July & August.
16:32
 

Top Christmas Toys from 1950s & 1960s​

These are the top toys that every kid wanted at Christmas during the 1950s and 1960s.

11:36
 

The America We Knew: September 1956​

Dec 19, 2025
Remembering US.
13:41
 
My grandparents had one of those - a lesser model, but the door and handle were identical.

Don't know the year they bought it. When they went the way of all flesh, we repurposed it...and it continued to function, with no problems, up until the mid-1980s.

Back in that day, corporations were PROUD of their products - boasted of research, quality, of guarantees they'd offer.

Now we hear of DEI, EEOC, Carbon Credits, and stawk prices. Products are and afterthought - mostly contracted out to a CCP factory in CHY-nuh, and engineered to fail in a couple of years.
 
Casey Jones said:
Don't know the year they bought it. When they went the way of all flesh, we repurposed it...and it continued to function, with no problems, up until the mid-1980s.
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...you know how they tell you, in Bust Buy, or wherever you get a new one...how IMPORTANT it is to NEVER, EVER lay one of those on its side? How if you do, you have to leave it sitting upright for about a week, to let all the refrigerant drain back where it's supposed to be?

We had Gram's old Frigidaire. We also had, for the family utility car, a late-1960s Jeep Wagoneer. If you know of the J-Series Wagoneer (and later SJ designations were identical) they really were a short station wagon. They looked massive; in a way they were - lots of military-grade thick metal went into the Kaiser-era trucks. AMC later used recycled soup cans, that's why it's easier to find 1960s models now. The 1970s models rusted like Fords. But that's another story.

One short station wagon, one long refrigerator, one man and two boys - age 12 and 15. Out the kitchen, through a narrow door, on its side, into the truck (padding to help slide it in) and overnight in the truck, then a 140-mile trip to its new station.

Out the truck, up a long walk with a wooden ramp with a sharp turn, through another narrow door, and set it up. AND PLUG IT IN IMMEDIATELY. No problem - it just went to work like expected.

Quality, compared to China manufacture.
 

The America We Knew: March 1983​

Dec 20, 2025
23:22
 
searcher said:
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Norman Lear staged this to mock people like Archie.

Now we see what Lear, and the Reiners, and the media revolutionaries, were after. Gender-bending. Bodies distorted from grotesque frankenfood. Everyone looks sickly, angry, and landscapes are moar-and-moar Third World.
 
The Chins are manufacturing vintage style refrigerators about 18cu for new construction in rounded stainless instead of white enamel. Nothing in the door and if you want ice you need to open it.

It's modern retro eye candy installed.next to white speckeled quartz countertops. Like if the 1950s had cell phones and internet.
 
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