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Surprisingly, Lincoln did have a Secret Service in his day.Major Allan Pinkerton, Secret Service Department and friends. It was made in 1862 by Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882.
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Added: 11th February 2009
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and even a uniform!!
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Added: 14th February 2009
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This really drives the message home, doesn't it
Don't Smoke
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smoking
Added: 3rd April 2009
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Buddy Hackett warns us about the dangers of skin cancer in this public service announcement from 1974
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Added: 26th May 2009
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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Back in the 1950's, commercials were often written into the stories of the shows. Technically, you could say that the opening credits were THE first commercial, since it did say "Carnation evaporated milk is proud to present..." However, the sponsors often owned the shows, and the company name was generally thought to be part of the serie's name. For instance, The Colgate Comedy Hour.
In this clip, Gracie is talking to a tax assessor who can't seem to get her to understand that taxes fund the government, as well as social services (police, fire fighters, etc). The commercial part is very brief here, so pay attention or you'll miss it.
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tv
television
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burns
gracie
allen
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milk
carnation
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Added: 15th July 2009
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Mona McCluskey was an NBC sitcom starring Juliet Prowse and Denny Miller. Prowse played the title character, a glamorous movie star, who is forced to live a more frugal life on the salary of her serviceman husband. The series was produced by George Burns. It debuted on September 16, 1965 and was axed after its 26th episode was broadcast on April 14, 1966. Here's the brief opening sequence.
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McCluskey
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Added: 7th February 2014
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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During the Second World War, the odd phrase "Kilroy Was Here" began appearing on American military ships. Alongside the phrase was often a cartoon figure of a man with a huge nose peering over a wall. It was not until the war ended that the origin of the quirky character was known. James Kilroy was an inspector at a shipbuilding company in Halifax, MA. His job was to count the rivets used in each piece of work and make a checkmark with a wax pencil near the finished rivets. The riveters were paid for each rivet, so often unscrupulous ones would erase Kilroy's checkmarks in the hope that their work would be counted twice. To thwart this type of underhandedness, Kilroy began using the cartoon figure with the three-word phrase instead of a checkmark. No riveter ever tried to remove the artwork. Kilroy was supposed to remove it before the ships left the shipyard, but often he did not get the chance to do so. Thus, ships bearing the strange phrase and artwork headed into service. "Kilroy Was Here" became a catchphrase that was universally adopted throughout every American theater of war. It became fashionable to write it in strange places as an indication that the US military was omnipresent. It was often left behind by espionage agents and advance parties prior to mass invasions. According to one story, it was written inside the latrine used by Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill during the historic Yalta Conference in 1945. The phrase has endured for more than 70 years. It was written on the wall of the compound where Osama Bin Laden was hiding out.
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Added: 7th December 2014
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